State v. Walker

OPINION

Respondent Dannie Ray Walker (Walker) was convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree with the use of a deadly weapon. Following the return of the guilty verdict, Walker moved for a new trial. The district court issued an order, accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law, vacating Walker’s conviction of murder and granting Walker a new trial on this charge pursuant to NRS 176.515. The district court based its decision on its finding that “there was insufficient evidence for the jury to have found the Defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt on the charge of Murder…