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West v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided September 8, 2003No. 38696PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Brookey West was charged with and convicted of murdering her mother, Christine Smith. West was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. West contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence of criminal agency, (2) the charging information was vague, (3) the district court erroneously admitted gruesome photographic evidence, and (4) the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing argument. We conclude that West’s contentions lack merit and therefore affirm.

FACTS

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3Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Petrocelli v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Evans v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Middleton v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Koza v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1984

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4Cited by16 opinions

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  4. COLLINS (LESEAN) VS. STATENevada Supreme Court · 2017
  5. COLLINS (LESEAN) VS. STATENevada Supreme Court · 2017

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