Legal Opinion

Geary v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 22, 1998No. 24277PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*102OPINION ON REHEARING

2Per curiam

In July 1992, Geary confessed to murdering his roommate Edward Theodore Colvin by stabbing him with a boning knife. Subsequently, the jury found Geary guilty of first degree murder.

At the penalty hearing, the prosecutor presented evidence to support three aggravating factors: (1) the murder was committed by a person under sentence of imprisonment, NRS 200.033(1);(2) the murder was committed by a person who was previously convicted of another murder or a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person of another, NRS 200.033(2); and(3) the murder was committed…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Walton v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Jimenez v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Riley v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Geary v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Bennett v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1995

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4Cited by29 opinions

  1. Pellegrini v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Byford v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Middleton v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Leonard v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Gallego v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001

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