Court Opinion

ID: 9549989
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 18:27:12.518488+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:21:06.975524
License: Public Domain

Mowbray, C. J.,
concurring.
I agree with the majority that several legal errors plagued appellant’s trial, and that these errors necessitate a retrial. My complaint is with the majority’s predilection for overstating appellant’s position.
This case, tried before a jury, involved conflicting testimony. In exaggerating that testimony supporting appellant’s version of events while deprecating, if not dismissing, that favorable to the State, the majority disdains the jury, which, exercising its prerogative, see, e.g., Bolden v. State, 97 Nev. 71, 624 P.2d 20 (1981), resolved questions of testimonial weight and credibility in favor of the State. Even more vexing, I suspect that the majority’s advocacy on behalf of the appellant will hamstring the State’s efforts to retry him.