Legal Opinion

Deeds v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 1981No. 12546PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of sexual assault. One assault, forced fellatio, occurred in the victim’s living room; the other assault, forced sexual intercourse, occurred in the bedroom. Appellant contends that the evidence was “contradictory” and insufficient to support conviction and that the court erred in finding him guilty of two counts of sexual assault.

It is well established law in Nevada that in a rape case, a jury may convict upon the uncorroborated testimony of the victim. Henderson v. State, 95 Nev. 324, 594 P.2d 712 (1979); May v. State, 89 Nev. 277, 510…

3Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. PerezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. People v. SaarsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
  3. Hamill v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State v. HillArizona Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Sanders v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1974

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4Cited by22 opinions

  1. Townsend v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Gaxiola v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Zgombic v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Sterling v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Mitchell v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1989

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