Legal Opinion

Ybarra v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1984No. 13590PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Steffen, J.:

A jury convicted appellant Robert Ybarra, Jr. of one count of first degree murder and one count each of first degree kidnapping, battery with intent to commit sexual assault and sexual assault and sentenced appellant to death and to three life sentences without the possibility of parole, which latter sentences the district court made consecutive. Our review of the record convinces us that Ybarra was fairly tried, convicted and sentenced. We therefore affirm.

THE FACTS

On September 29, 1979, two Ely fishermen found a woman’s purse and some signs of scuffling on an…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Ybarra v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
  2. Leonard v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Nunnery v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Domingues v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Robins v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1990

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