Legal Opinion
McCraney v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 1994No. 24131PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Appellant Melvin McCraney (“McCraney”) was convicted of first degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon in the killing of Kinnie Poole (“Kinnie”), but was acquitted of the murder of Kinnie’s cousin, Tony Poole (“Tony”). For reasons stated below, we reverse McCraney’s conviction and remand for a new trial.
FACTS
On September 18, 1991, McCraney’s brother, Lome, and his friend, Ronald Williams (“Williams”), went to McCraney’s new house on Duchess Street in Las Vegas. Not finding McCraney at home, the two went to the nearby house of a friend who told them McCraney was in the desert…
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