Legal Opinion
Passama v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1987No. 17315PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction following a trial to the court. Edward Passama was convicted of three counts of lewdness with a child under fourteen years of age in violation of NRS 201.230. In this appeal, Passama contends his confession was coerced and therefore involuntary, so that it was a violation of due process to admit it at trial. We agree.
FACTS
Passama, a resident of Jackpot, frequently permitted neighbor children to play in his home. One of these children reported some questionable behavior on Passama’s part to her parents, and the police began to investigate…
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