Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1996No. 25220PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*261OPINION

By the Court,

Rose, J:

Appellant Tabitha La Dale Morris was charged with second degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon and illegal discharge of a firearm after she allegedly drove past the house belonging to Gloria Fox and fired approximately fifteen shots in the direction of the house, killing Gloria’s sister Louise Potter. At trial, the prosecutor twice made reference to the fact that after Morris had been arrested she refused to speak to the police and requested to speak to her attorney. The jury convicted Morris of both crimes.

We conclude that the prosecutor’s references to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Coleman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1995
  2. McGee v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Vipperman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Murray v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Moore v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1980

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Rippo v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Grier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
  3. Anderson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Sampson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2005
  5. People v. TomCalifornia Supreme Court · 2014

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