Allen v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Bat jer, J.:

On September 23, 1971, Bobbie Ann Allen and James Phillips were shot to death in the parking lot of Jerry’s Nugget Casino in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Bobbie Ann was the wife of appellant, and James Phillips was her paramour.

Appellant and Bobbie Ann had been husband and wife for approximately 10 years prior to the date of the shooting. However, Bobbie Ann had initiated divorce proceedings, and the record indicates that for a period of approximately five years prior to the shooting there had been marital difficulties between them.

The day of the shooting Bobbie…