Opinion ID: 2612965
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Heading: Validity of appellant's confession

Text: Appellant contends that his confession was obtained in violation of his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights, and that therefore any evidence regarding his confession should have been suppressed. He asserts that this error prejudiced him because without evidence of the confession, he alleges that he could not be linked to the murder. This issue was raised in appellant's direct appeal and rejected by this court. See Pertgen, 105 Nev. at 287, 774 P.2d at 432. Our previous holding on this issue is now the law of the case. Hall v. State, 91 Nev. 314, 535 P.2d 797 (1975). The doctrine of the law of the case cannot be avoided by a more detailed and precisely focused argument. Id. at 316, 535 P.2d at 799. Furthermore, the record is clear that appellant's confession was knowingly and voluntarily given. Appellant's contention therefore lacks merit.