Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided August 2, 2002No. 37785PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Leavitt, J.:

In this appeal, appellant Jessica Williams raises several claims of error relating to her conviction and challenges the constitutionality of NRS 484.379(3) on various grounds.

FACTS

On March 19, 2000, while returning to Las Vegas from the Valley of Fire via Interstate 15, Williams drove her van off the road, into the median, and then struck and killed six teenagers. Testimony at trial revealed that Williams had stayed up all night on March 18, 2000. Williams admitted to using marijuana approximately two hours prior to the collision. Williams also admitted to…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  3. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  4. Nelson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Buchanan v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2003

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