Legal Opinion

Brizzolara (Bryan) v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided June 11, 2014No. 64307Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

recant a report of abuse, or minimize the abusive behavior. The witness testified that she had never met Brizzolara or the victim, and she was not asked about, nor did she offer, an opinion of the victim's credibility or Brizzolara's guilt. The witness did not testify to matters precluded by NRS 48.061(2) or to prior bad acts, and the testimony was highly probative, and the probative value was not substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice. Furthermore, Brizzolara conceded at trial that the witness was a domestic violence expert. We conclude that the district court did not abuse its…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Valdez v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Crawford v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Green v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Leonard v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Hernandez v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2002

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