Legal Opinion

Clark v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 1973No. 6959PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Convicted of second degree murder (NRS 200.010) and sentenced to a 10-year prison term, appellant asks us to reverse because of (1) insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction and, (2) prosecutorial misconduct.

We have examined the record and find sufficient evidence to sustain the jury verdict. See Cross v. State, 85 Nev. 580, 460 P.2d 151 (1969).

The prosecutor attempted to impeach Charles Murrell, a witness for the defense, by interrogating him about a prior misdemeanor conviction. Defense counsel objected to that question and the trial judge sustained the objection. The appellant…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. FouquetteNevada Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Schaumberg v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1967
  3. State v. BoyleNevada Supreme Court · 1926
  4. State v. MooreNevada Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Cross v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1969

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4Cited by22 opinions

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  2. McCullough v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Porter v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Etcheverry v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Harkness v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991

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