Title: Nunnery v. State
Citation: 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 69
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State: Nevada
Issuer: Nevada Supreme Court
Date: October 27, 2011

Nunnery v. State Annotate this Case Justia Opinion Summary A jury found Appellant Eugene Nunnery guilty of multiple charges and sentenced him to death for a first-degree murder conviction. Nunnery appealed, raising numerous claims of error at the guilt and penalty phases of his trial and challenging his death sentence. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of conviction, holding (1) the district court may allow an untimely notice of evidence in aggravation under Nev. Sup. Ct. R. 250(4)(f) upon a showing of good cause and that the relevant factors include the danger of prejudice to the defense in its preparation as a result of the untimely notice; (2) the confidentiality provision in Nev. Rev. Stat. 176.156 does not preclude the admission of presentence investigation reports at penalty hearings, and the admission of information in the reports is in the discretion of the trial judge; (3) the district court in this case did not err in declining to instruct the jury that it must find beyond a reasonable doubt that the aggravating circumstances outweighed the mitigating circumstances before it could find Petitioner eligible for the death penalty; and (4) the death sentence in this case was not excessive. Read more Want to stay in the know about new opinions from the Supreme Court of Nevada? Sign up for free summaries delivered directly to your inbox. Learn More › You already receive new opinion summaries from Supreme Court of Nevada. Did you know we offer summary newsletters for even more practice areas and jurisdictions? Explore them here . Download PDF