Legal Opinion
Benson v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1995No. 25992Published
1Opinion of the Court
895 P.2d 1323 (1995)
Richard Lee BENSON, Jr., Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
No. 25992.
Supreme Court of Nevada.
May 25, 1995.
Gensler and Kuehn, Tonopah, for appellant.
Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City; Robert S. Beckett, Dist. Atty., and Rachel H. Nicholson and Kirk Vitto, Deputy Dist. Attys, Nye County, for respondent.
OPINION
ROSE, Justice:
Appellant Richard Lee Benson, Jr. was charged with three counts of sexual assault. During Benson's first trial, the prosecutor moved for a mistrial, and the district court held Benson's counsel in criminal contempt and declared a…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Curry v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Lisby v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1966
- Melchor-Gloria v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
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