Vipperman v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

Appellant, Frank Delano Vipperman, appeals from a conviction by jury of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. There are several assignments of error. We have determined, however, that only one issue warrants our consideration — That is, whether the trial court erred in excluding proffered evidence claimed to have been material to appellant’s defense.

*593On April 20, 1973, William Parquette was shot and killed in Las Vegas. Appellant was subsequently charged by information with the homicide.1 It was the state’s theory that a hostile…