Legal Opinion
Spillers v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1968No. 5250PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*25OPINION
By the Court,
Zenoff, J.:
This is an appeal from the conviction of Pierce Spillers for rape accompanied with acts of extreme violence and with great bodily injury inflicted in violation of NRS 200.360(1).
On June 28, 1966 the prosecutrix was raped in her home in Reno during the early morning hours as she arose and prepared to go to work. She had arisen at approximately 1:00 a.m. The lights in various parts of the house were turned on. She heard a noise and supecting a prowler went to the dresser and obtained a pistol kept there. She looked out of the bedroom into the hall and spotted the…
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- United States v. Leroy WileyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by62 opinions
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