Rogers v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Pickering, J.:

David M. Rogers was convicted by a jury of driving under the influence of a controlled substance (marijuana) causing substantial bodily harm, for which he was sentenced to serve 24 to 60 months in prison. Part of the evidence the jury heard came from a paramedic who took Rogers by ambulance to the hospital. The paramedic testified that Rogers confided that he had smoked marijuana before the accident. On appeal Rogers argues, as he did in the district court, that his statement to the paramedic was inadmissible because it was protected by Nevada’s…