Legal Opinion
Surianello v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1976No. 8343PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Mowbray, J.:
A jury found appellant Antonio Surianello guilty of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. In seeking reversal, he alleges that his conviction was obtained in derogation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. We disagree, and affirm the conviction.
1. The Facts.
Paula Annas was found, savagely stabbed, lying in the doorway of her Las Vegas hotel room about 9:00 a.m. on March 31, 1974. She died within 15 or 20 minutes after being discovered by a hotel maid. Her blood-splattered…
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