Gaxiola v. State

OPINION

By the Court, Becker, C. J.:

Appellant Jose Gaxiola was charged with and convicted of five counts of sexual assault of a minor under the age of fourteen years and two counts of lewdness with a child under the age of fourteen years. On appeal, he asserts the following assignments of error: (1) NRS 51.385, which allows admission of a child sexual assault victim’s statements to third parties, violates the Confrontation Clause of the United States Constitution;1 (2) jury instructions stating that a sexual assault victim’s testimony need not be corroborated unduly emphasize one witness’s…