Legal Opinion
Echavarria v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1992No. 22354PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Echavarria shot and killed an FBI agent who was in the process of arresting Echavarria for attempted bank robbery. Gurry was identified as an accomplice and was arrested shortly after the incident at the Las Vegas apartment he and Echavarria shared. Echavarria fled to Mexico, but was apprehended by the Mexican authorities and returned to the United States. Echavarria and Gurry were each found guilty of, among other felonies, first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Echavarria was sentenced to death. Gurry received a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole.…
3Cases cited24 opinions
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