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Nevada Supreme Court issues 5 opinions

Hidalgo v. District Court - The Nevada Supreme Court has issued a new opinion based upon the State's petition for rehearing. The Court affirms its prior opinion insofar as it held that solicitation to commit murder is not a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person of another within the meaning of NRS 200.033(2)(b), and as it held that the State's notice of intent to seek the death penalty did not satisfy the requirements of SCR 250(4)(c) because it was vague and uncertain as to the aggravating circumstance of pecuniary gain. The Court, however, modified its prior opinion in this matter by concluding that the State should be allowed to amend its notice of intent to seek the death penalty with respect to the pecuniary gain aggravator...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on May 29, 2008 (boomark / email).