Legal Opinion

Wallace v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided November 7, 1968No. 5525PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, C. J.:

The appellant, Wallace, was sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole for having committed first degree murder. He contends that major errors occurred at trial with respect to the admissibility of three items of evidence— his confession, a colored photograph of the decedent, and certain expert opinion testimony. Subordinately, he complains of the trial court’s refusal to give five jury instructions which he had submitted. The latter complaint has no merit at all since the subject matter of each of the proffered instructions was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Elizabeth River Tunnel District v. BeecherSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
  2. People v. KeoughNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  3. State v. HoltNevada Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Carlson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Langley v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Azbill v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Boggs v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Hogan v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Allen v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Walker v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1969

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