Williams v. State

OPINION

After being afforded a new trial (Williams v. Warden, 91 Nev. 16, 530 P.2d 761 (1975)), Billy Williams was again tried and convicted, by jury verdict, of robbery. He was sentenced— as an habitual criminal — to life imprisonment. In this appeal, he asserts numerous grounds for reversal, none of which have merit.

1. Williams first contends double jeopardy precludes his being retried for the same offense. “It has long been the rule that when a defendant obtains a reversal of a prior, unsatisfied conviction, he may be retried in the normal course of events.” United States v. Ewell, 383 U.S.…