State v. Hall

OPINION

By the Court,

Ducker, J.:

The appellant, John Hall, was convicted in the district court of Clark County of the crime of miurder of the first degree. The j ury exercised their discretion and fixed the punishment at death. The appeal is taken from the judgment and order denying appellant’s motion for a new trial.

The conviction of appellant resulted from his killing one John C. O’Brien by shooting him with a pistol on the night of June 15, 1931, near what was known as the Fox ranch situated about six miles south of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. O’Brien, Hall, their wives, and the former’s…