Legal Opinion
Hill v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided February 26, 1998No. 28498PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
On March 8, 1983, appellant James Earl Hill and his co-defendant, Brian Marshall, broke into the apartment occupied by Leroy and Altonia Matthews. Hill committed a heinous act of sexual assault on Altonia by forcibly inserting a stick into her rectum. Meanwhile, Marshall struggled with Leroy in the living room/kitchen area of the apartment. Two days later, Altonia died from her injuries.
After their arrest on March 13, 1983, Marshall and Hill made voluntary statements to the police, each blaming the other for the sexual assault and murder of Altonia. Eventually, Marshall pleaded guilty…
3Cases cited24 opinions
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- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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4Cited by18 opinions
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