Vallery v. State

OPINION

Appellant, DeLois Vallery, was convicted of one count of neglect of the elderly causing substantial bodily harm and two counts of neglect of the elderly causing death resulting from her failure to take action to prevent neglect of, or to properly supervise, elderly persons residing in residential group care facilities administered by her. Vallery now appeals on several grounds. However, the primary focus of her appeal involves the construction of different versions of NRS 200.5099, Nevada’s older person abuse prevention statute.

For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the jury…