Ricci v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

A jury in Washoe County found Joseph Donald Ricci, the appellant, guilty of second-degree murder. The district judge, after denying Ricci’s motion for a new trial, sentenced him to serve 15 years in the State Prison. Ricci has appealed from his judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

1. Kenneth A. Muller, the victim of the murder, and his companion, Virginia Conlan, were, on the evening of August 18, 1970, hitchhiking on Interstate 80 east of Sparks, Nevada. Ricci, who was driving a 1969 Dodge automobile, stopped to give Kenneth…