Washington v. State

OPINION

After a jury found appellant guilty of robbery, he moved for a new trial. The district court denied appellant’s motion, concluding that NRS 176.515 does not permit a new trial to be granted for insufficiency of the evidence. On appeal, appellant contends, to the contrary, that the court possessed lawful authority to consider his motion. We agree. This matter is reversed and remanded, so that appellant’s motion may be considered in accord with the standard hereinafter set forth.

In denying the appellant’s motion for a new trial, the district judge commented as follows:

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