Legal Opinion

Rusling v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 1980No. 11029PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

A jury convicted appellant of burglary. On appeal, appellant contends: (1) that he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (2) that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss for failure of police to preserve evidence; and (3) that the trial court erred in refusing certain evidence proffered by the appellant, in admitting certain convictions to impeach appellant, and in overruling a challenge to the district attorney’s pleadings. We find no error and affirm.

Police officers responded to a silent alarm in a Las Vegas bar in the early morning…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. IbarraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. People v. StegerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Warden, Nevada State Prison v. LischkoNevada Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Edwards v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Boggs v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Givens v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. SmithUtah Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Jackson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  5. State v. SmithUtah Supreme Court · 1986

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API