Flores v. State

OPINION

Appellant Eulogio Flores robbed a cab driver at gunpoint, stole the cab and shot at the cab driver before fleeing the scene. He was apprehended after a lengthy police chase. A jury found Flores guilty of one count of robbery with a deadly weapon and one count of attempted murder with a deadly weapon. At trial, the district court permitted the jurors to submit written questions for the witnesses.

Flores appeals his conviction, claiming that the practice of jury-questioning violated NRS 175.401 and his Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial by an impartial jury.

Flores argues that this…