Legal Opinion
Meyer v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2003No. 36820PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Agosti, C. J.:
Appellant Adam Ray Meyer was sentenced to a minimum term of ten years in Nevada State Prison after a jury convicted him of one count of sexual assault. Meyer alleges several errors on appeal, including juror misconduct.2 Having considered his assignments of error, we reverse Meyer’s sexual assault conviction. We specifically address his arguments regarding juror misconduct in order to clarify the standard of review in cases involving jury tampering or juror misconduct during deliberations.3
FACTS
On October 19, 1999, Meyer’s estranged wife Catrina contacted…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Patrick James Jeffries v. Tana Wood, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Patrick James Jeffries v. James Blodgett, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- People v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Lamb v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2011
- Tarango v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
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