Legal Opinion
Evans v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided October 22, 1996No. 26679Published
1Opinion of the Court
926 P.2d 265 (1996)
Vernell Ray EVANS, Jr., Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
No. 26679.
Supreme Court of Nevada.
October 22, 1996.
Rehearing Denied December 13, 1996.
Patricia Erickson, Las Vegas, for Appellant.
Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart Bell, District Attorney and James Tufteland, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, Las Vegas, for Respondent.
OPINION
STEFFEN, Chief Justice:
A jury convicted Vernell Ray Evans (Evans) of burglary and four counts of first-degree murder. After a penalty hearing, the jury found that the mitigating circumstances did…
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