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Powell v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided September 3, 1992No. 22348PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

A jury convicted appellant Kitrich Powell (Powell) of first degree murder in the death of four-year-old Melea Allen (Melea). Powell had subjected the child to repeated beatings which resulted in a variety of injuries, one of which caused her death. Powell was sentenced to death following a penalty hearing. For the following reasons, we affirm both the conviction and the sentence.

Facts

Powell met Sharon Allen and her three children in September 1989 at a Salvation Army shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Allens and Powell then moved in and out of several apartments and motels for the next…

3Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. County of Riverside v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Tehan v. United States ex rel. ShottSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Petrocelli v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. NelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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4Cited by42 opinions

  1. Powell v. NevadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Byford v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Wheatfall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Nika v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2008
  5. State v. Eighth Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 2005

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