Court Opinion

ID: 9796526
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 03:59:12.673207+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:50:26.977218
License: Public Domain

Becker, J.,
concurring:
I agree that the district court improperly instructed the jury on the issue of malice, using the standard set forth in New York Times1 rather than the standard required by our holdings in Posadas and Allen2 I write separately to indicate my disagreement with the “serious doubt” standard for invéstigation created by these cases. In my opinion, the standard imposed by the United States Supreme Court in New York Times is the better rule of law.

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964).

Posadas v. City of Reno, 109 Nev. 448, 851 P.2d 438 (1993); Nevada Independent Boadcasting v. Allen, 99 Nev. 404, 664 P.2d 337 (1983).