Colgain v. State
Nevada Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Appellant was convicted of being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm. The court found that Colgain had three prior felony convictions, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. On appeal, Colgain contends that the court erred in: (1) refusing to grant a continuance in order to allow Colgain the opportunity to subpoena witnesses; (2) allowing impeachment by use of a prior felony conviction contrary to NRS 50.095; (3) allowing the State to amend the information to add a third prior conviction to the habitual felony count after the verdict on the primary offense; and (4) considering…
3Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- People v. MaddoxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Anglin v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
- Scott v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
- Banks v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1985
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