Legal Opinion
Murray v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1997No. 26075; No. 26653; No. 26672PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*13OPINION
2Per curiam
These appeals have been consolidated for the purpose of this opinion. We conclude that in each case the State violated the appellants’ Fifth Amendment rights. We therefore reverse and remand each case for a new trial.
FACTS
MURRAY v. STATE
On March 13, 1987, Paul Eugene Dudley was murdered in the parking lot of a North Las Vegas casino. His partly burned body was found several days later in the desert. Appellant Steven Murray and chief prosecution witness Melanie Chapman were present at the murder. At Murray’s trial, each accused the other of the act. Murray was originally charged with…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- Coleman v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1995
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4Cited by6 opinions
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