Mears v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, C. J.:

This appeal is from a conviction of first degree murder and the sentence of death. On March 20, 1965, Mears entered a Safeway store in Sparks, Nevada, and walked to the window of the cashier’s booth. He drew a pistol, pointed it at the clerk, and told her to “lay it all right there.” The clerk turned and ran toward the manager’s office. One shot was fired, narrowly missing her. Mears ran out of the entrance door. Outside the store, and while fleeing, Mears fired two shots toward the gathering crowd at the store entrance. The second shot struck Howard…