Opinion ID: 1190417
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: NRS 177.055(2)(d)

Text: Appellant contends that his death sentence is excessive given that Pendleton received a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. We disagree. In 1985, our legislature amended NRS 177.055(2)(d) to abolish proportionality review by this court. Under the current statute, we review whether the death sentence is excessive considering only the crime and the defendant. Thus, because we no longer consider whether the death sentence imposed by the jury is disproportionate to the penalty imposed in similar cases in this state, the penalty imposed here on Pendleton is irrelevant. In light of the four aggravating circumstances found by the jury, the senseless nature of the murder, and appellant's significant history of criminal behavior, we conclude that the death sentence was not excessive. [6]