Opinion ID: 2613184
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Heading: Admission of Photographs Into Evidence

Text: Libby argues that the district court abused its discretion in admitting into evidence color photographs of the victims' bodies. The State used the photographs to demonstrate the manner in which the bodies were deposited at the desert sites, the location of the gunshot wounds, the proximity of the barrel to the victims' heads, and the slit in Robertson's throat. The district court has discretion to admit photographs into evidence, as long as their probative value is not substantially outweighed by their prejudicial effect. Dearman v. State, 93 Nev. 364, 370, 566 P.2d 407, 410 (1977). Because the photographs depicted exactly what the expert described and were helpful in assisting the jury in understanding the nature of the murders and the circumstances of the crime, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion. See Robins v. State, 106 Nev. 611, 623, 798 P.2d 558, 566 (1990), cert. denied Robins v. Nevada, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 1608, 113 L.Ed.2d 670 (1991); Azbill v. State, 88 Nev. 240, 250, 495 P.2d 1064, 1070 (1972).