Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1980No. 10918PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*423OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, C. J.:

Gerald Dewayne Wilson appeals from his conviction of attempted sexual assault on a minor under the age of fourteen years, NRS 200.366. We affirm.

Wilson’s sole contention on appeal is that an eight year old witness was incompetent and his testimony, therefore, should not have been admitted into evidence. At trial, the child testified that Wilson had forced his way into the apartment in which the child was alone with his twenty-three month old sister, had taken the infant into the bedroom and had committed the sexual assault. The child further testified that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jordan v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966
  2. State v. ShamboMontana Supreme Court · 1958
  3. People v. LambCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
  4. Shuff v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1953

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Smith v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Felix v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Moore v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Lanoue v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983

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