Legal Opinion
Hylton v. Eighth Judicial District Court
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 1987No. 17301PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This petition for writ of prohibition asks this court to prohibit further prosecution of petitioner Hylton on the ground that to try him again would violate his right not to be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. U.S. Const, amend. V; Nev. Const, art. 1, § 8.
Facts
In 1981, Lancelot Julian Hylton was charged with robbery, murder, and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of an offense. The first trial, in 1982, resulted in a conviction which was reversed on appeal due to prosecutorial misconduct. Hylton v. State, 100 Nev. 539, 688 P.2d 304 (1984). The matter was remanded for a…
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