Rosas v. State

147 P.3d 1101 (2006)

Carlos Mendez ROSAS, A/K/A Carlos Mendez-Rosas, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

No. 43691.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 21, 2006.

Nathalie Huynh, Reno, for Appellant.

George Chanos, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Terrence P. McCarthy, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.

OPINION

At his trial for battery upon an officer, appellant Carlos Mendez Rosas sought jury instructions on a lesser-included offense and on self-defense. Though State and defense witnesses presented some…