Sparks v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

A jury convicted Michael Lee Sparks, also known as Eddie Lee Brown, on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon (NRS 200.380; NRS 193.165), two counts of first-degree kidnapping with a deadly weapon (NRS 200.310(1); NRS 193.165), and one count of possessing stolen property (NRS 205.275).

On February 27, 1976, the two victims were asleep in a van parked in Lake Mead Recreational Area. Appellant and his brother Jerard Sparks, also known as Bobbie Lee Woods, awakened the victims at approximately 8:30 a.m. and asked for directions. Appellant and his brother then…