Legal Opinion

Wheeler v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided February 26, 1975No. 7531PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Michael J. Wheeler, the appellant, was found guilty by jury verdict of robbery. NRS 200.380. The sole issue on appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.

“On appeal, the issue is not whether this court would have found appellant guilty, but whether the jury properly could.” Anstedt v. State, 89 Nev. 163, 165, 509 P.2d 968 (1973). “The jury is the sole and exclusive judge of the credibility of the witnesses and the weight to be given the evidence.” King v. State, 87 Nev. 537, 538, 490 P.2d 1054 (1971).

Appellant’s first contention is that the testimony of four…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. King v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Anstedt v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1973

4Cited by21 opinions

  1. Silks v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Lloyd v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Briano v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Block v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Van Valkenberg v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979

16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API