Opinion ID: 1198943
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: The aggravating circumstance contained in NRS 200.033(4) is constitutional.

Text: The aggravating circumstance contained in NRS 200.033(4) provides, in relevant part: The murder was committed while the person was engaged ... in the commission of or an attempt to commit or flight after committing or attempting to commit, any robbery, sexual assault, arson in the first degree, burglary ... and the person charged: (a) Killed or attempted to kill the person murdered. Bolin argues that this aggravator is unconstitutional because it fails to narrow the class of death-eligible defendants. Our prior decisions have consistently upheld the constitutional validity of NRS 200.033(4). See, e.g., Atkins v. State, 112 Nev. 1122, 1134, 923 P.2d 1119, 1127 (1996), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 117 S.Ct. 1267, 137 L.Ed.2d 346 (1997) We decline Bolin's invitation to revisit this issue; consequently, we conclude that Bolin's argument is without merit.