Legal Opinion

Frutiger v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided November 30, 1995No. 25950PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1386OPINION

By the Court,

Young, J.:

Charles Dickens noted, we should “take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule.” Charles Dickens, Great Expectations ch. XL (1861). Therefore, even after discerning all the facts from the evidence, we conclude that there was not sufficient evidence to support the indictment or conviction of Clinton Frutiger (“Frutiger”).

FACTS

The following is a summary of the evidence presented before the grand jury: Linda Walker (“Walker”), manager of the Regency Motel (“Regency”) in Reno, testified that on June 29, 1993, she rented room number…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Koza v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Azbill v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Sefton v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Hicks v. Sheriff, Clark CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1970

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. SeversonIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Middleton v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Tabish v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Buchanan v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Sheriff, Washoe County v. MiddletonNevada Supreme Court · 1996

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