Legal Opinion

Bedard v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided June 12, 2002No. 37237PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*411OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellant Scott Henry Bedard raises several arguments on appeal. However, this opinion will focus on whether the burglary counts in the criminal indictment violate the rule against multiplicity, an issue of first impression.

We conclude that Bedard was properly charged with several counts of burglary because his entry into several suites within an office building cannot be said to have arisen out of a single wrongful act. Therefore, we affirm his convictions and sentence.

FACTS

On August 6, 1997, Bedard unlawfully entered the Templeton Plaza, an office building located in Las Vegas. Upon…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. JamesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  2. People v. BouzasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  3. United States v. Uco Oil Company, and Donald SimeonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Alvin Charles SueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. State v. WoodsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992

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4Cited by6 opinions

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