Legal Opinion

Paige (Bryan) v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 2014No. 64662Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

Paige responded by firing two additional shots, hitting the victim in the abdomen. Circumstantial evidence alone may sustain a conviction. Buchanan v. State, 119 Nev. 201, 217,

69 P.3d 694, 705

(2003). It is for the jury to determine the weight and credibility to give conflicting testimony, McNair v. State, 108 Nev. 53, 56,

825 P.2d 571, 573

(1992), see also Harkins v. State, 122 Nev. 974, 990,

143 P.3d 706, 716

(2006) ("self- defense is not available to an original aggressor"), and a jury's verdict will not be disturbed on appeal where, as here, sufficient evidence supports the verdict, Bolden v.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McNair v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Bolden v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Harkins v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Bustos v. Sheriff, Clark CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Buchanan v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2003

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