Legal Opinion

Cunningham v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1978No. 9860PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Convicted by jury verdict of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole, appellant contends: (1) there is insufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict; (2) the voir dire of the jury was improperly conducted; and, (3) the sentencing procedure of the district court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. We reject appellant’s first two contentions and affirm the judgment of conviction. However, the third contention has merit and necessitates a remand for the resentencing of appellant.

1. Appellant’s first contention is without merit.…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Spillers v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Oliver v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Hankins v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1975
  5. McKinney v. Sheriff, Clark CountyNevada Supreme Court · 1977

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4Cited by35 opinions

  1. Bolden v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Jackson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Kazalyn v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Witter v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Diomampo v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2008

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