Layton v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Bat jer, J.:

Johnny Lee Layton’s conviction for first degree murder in 1970 was affirmed by this court in Layton v. State, 87 Nev. 598, 491 P.2d 45 (1971). Appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus was granted by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, and the case was remanded to the state district court for retrial. The present appeal is taken from the judgment of conviction for first degree murder in that second trial.

1. Appellant initially assigns as error the court’s denial of his motion for mistrial or to voir dire the jury concerning…