Opinion ID: 2619585
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: Assortment of errors alleged:

Text: a. The trial court excluded a registration card from a Fernley, Nevada, motel which bore the license number of the victim's camper. This was relevant to venue because it showed that the camper was in Fernley on September 19th. Since venue had been previously determined on similar evidence in the first appeal this issue is moot. b. In the closing arguments Walker contends that the district attorney committed reversible error by insinuating that Walker was claiming self-defense. The purported error lies in the fact that no evidence of self-defense was given. We have examined the remarks and find no error. We also note that it is difficult to divine how appellant can claim error in this regard with one breath and in the next urge that error occurred because an instruction on self-defense was not given. c. This supreme court appointed counsel for the retrial which Walker claims was error. We performed that function as part of our grant of Walker's petition for habeas corpus and therefore had jurisdiction to appoint counsel to carry out the terms of our decree. The appointment was necessitated by a conflict of interest in Walker's representation prior to the appointment. d. Walker submits that his instruction on self-defense should have been submitted to the jury, but Barger v. State, 81 Nev. 548, 407 P.2d 584 (1965), disposes of that question. There was no evidence of self-defense, no issue was created, and thus no instruction was required. Also on another point Graves v. State, 84 Nev. 262, 439 P.2d 476 (1968), relied upon by appellant disposes of his contention that an instruction on manslaughter was required. The instructions on murder and felony murder conformed to the statutes and were supported by the evidence. Walker further complains that Instruction 38 defining reasonable doubt in terms different from those in Instructions 36 and 37 were cumulative and erroneous. The instruction was taken from State v. Boyle, 49 Nev. 386, 248 P. 48 (1926), and approved in that case. We do not believe the jury was confused by Instructions 36 through 38. We have reviewed the record in its entirety. There was no error sufficient to warrant reversal. Affirmed. COLLINS, C.J., and BATJER, MOWBRAY and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.