Legal Opinion
Rainsberger v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 1965No. 4650PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Thompson, J.:
On April 25, 1963, three district judges unanimously found Jack Rainsberger guilty of first degree murder, and sentenced him to death. NRS 200.030 (3) , The appeal is from that judgment and sentence. The crime was committed on November 3, 1958, and on January 9, 1959, Rainsberger, with the advice of court-appointed counsel, entered a plea of guilty to an open charge of murder. At that time the statute provided for a hearing before a single district judge to determine degree and pronounce sentence. The hearing was held, and that judge found Rainsberger guilty…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by15 opinions
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