Wilkerson v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, C. J.:

William Wilkerson was charged on August 6, 1968 with the attempted murder and assault with intent to kill Jerry Zohner, a North Las Vegas policeman. He was also charged with assault with intent to kill Thomas Fay and Cleveland Avery, also North Las Vegas policemen. He was convicted of assaulting officer Zohner with intent to kill and of assaulting Avery and Fay with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. He appeals these convictions.

On August 2, 1968, at or about 7:30 a.m., Wilkerson, his brother-in-law and a friend, commenced a drinking…