Legal Opinion

Stewart v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided June 28, 1978No. 9869PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Convicted, by jury verdict, of attempted murder (NRS 200.010; NRS 208.070), 1 appellant here contends (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain her conviction, and (2) she was denied a fair trial because of prosecutorial misconduct. We disagree.

1. Although defense witnesses testified that appellant had shot the victim in self defense, the jury chose to believe the prosecution witnesses’ testimony that appellant had threatened the victim and then shot him without provocation. We have previously held that where “there is conflicting testimony presented, it is for the jury to determine…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Porter v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Sanders v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Cunningham v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Lloyd v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Fairman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1967

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4Cited by16 opinions

  1. Bolden v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Allen v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Manley v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Moore v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1980
  5. McKinney v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979

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