Legal Opinion

Rhodes v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 1975No. 6935PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

This appeal is from judgment and sentence entered upon jury verdict finding Robert Louis Rhodes guilty of first degree murder and directing his imprisonment for life with the possibility of parole. We have considered the several claims of error and conclude that Rhodes received a fair trial and that the judgment and sentence may stand.

1. First, it is claimed that the grand jury indictment is fatally defective since it alleged nothing whatever concerning the means by which the crime was committed. Of course, such an allegation is essential. Simpson v. District…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MeehanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  2. Allen v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Crew v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1984
  4. People v. KusowskiMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Harrison v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1980

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