Legal Opinion
Witter v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1996No. 27539PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
On June 28, 1995, a jury found William Witter guilty of murder with use of a deadly weapon, attempted sexual assault with use of a deadly weapon, and burglary. A penalty hearing was held on July 10, 1995, through July 13, 1995, after which, by way of special verdict, the jury sentenced Witter to death by lethal injection. The district court entered an amended judgment of conviction on August 2, 1995, based on the jury’s sentence of death for the first-degree murder charge and imposing a twenty-year sentence for attempted murder (plus a twenty-year sentence enhancement for use of a…
3Cases cited43 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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4Cited by57 opinions
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- Hernandez v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2002
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