Yllas v. State

OPINION

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a jury verdict, of two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance. The district court sentenced appellant Marcos Antonio Yllas to serve ten years in the Nevada State Prison on each count, to be served concurrently, and to pay $500 in restitution and a $50,000 fine for each count. Appellant contends that he was denied a fair trial because the district court permitted the state to impeach a defense witness with evidence of a prior conviction that had been sealed. We agree.

During October and November of 1990, after a…