Young v. State

OPINION

On June 27, 1982, Katherine Carlson was murdered in her home in Reno. Her lifeless body revealed that she had been brutally stabbed over thirty-eight times in her thorax, abdomen and extremities. At the time of her death, Katherine carried a viable fetus of approximately eight months; the fetus died of anoxia as a result of its mother’s demise. Jewelry, a camera, approximately $500 in cash and weapons were taken from the home.

During the course of the investigation, suspicion ultimately focused on the trio of Cary Williams, Charles Wilkinson and appellant Harvey Young. Williams…