Legal Opinion
Emmons v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided March 6, 1991No. 20323PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Appellant Mark Stewart Emmons was charged with murder in the stabbing death of Jack Perkins, Jr. He and an accomplice, Edward Hassett, hitched a ride with Perkins in Tucson, Arizona, on December 26, 1985. While driving across the Nevada desert, the two men decided to rob Perkins. In the process, Emmons stabbed Perkins. He and Hassett took Perkins’ possessions and left him for dead. The next day, Emmons pawned some of Perkins’ belongings in Las Vegas. Emmons and Hassett were arrested while driving Perkins’ truck in Bellingham, Washington, a few days later. Emmons was charged with murder…
3Cases cited18 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Collier v. State of NevadaNevada Supreme Court · 1985
- Deutscher v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
- McCullough v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
- Rogers v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1985
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4Cited by63 opinions
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