State v. Skaug

OPINION

By the Court,

Ducker, J.:

Appellant was informed against and tried in the Second judicial district court of Washoe County for the murder of one Beate Voss. The jury returned a verdict as follows: “We, the jury in the above-entitled'action do find the defendant guilty of murder of the first degree.” On this verdict the court pronounced judgment of death, from which this appeal is taken.

While there is no contention that the verdict is not supported by the evidence, we deem it advisable to set out substantially the material facts. On the night of the 16th of September 1944, Mrs. Beate Voss,…