Wilson v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Batjer, J.:

At approximately 3:15 a.m., on December 8, 1967, Henry Feltus was struck with a blast from a shotgun. He died at approximately 4:30 a.m., that same morning. The appellant was accused of killing Feltus; tried before a jury; convicted of murder in the first degree; and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This appeal is taken from that conviction.

During the early morning of December 8, 1967, Feltus was at Ruben’s Supper Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. The appellant entered the establishment, approached Feltus and indicated he wanted to…