Court Opinion

ID: 9536208
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 06:56:15.952864+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:33:29.095367
License: Public Domain

Gunderson, J.,
dissenting:
Any dicta in Allen v. State, 96 Nev. 334, 609 P.2d 321 (1980) notwithstanding, I respectfully submit that the term “deadly weapon” should be applied only to objects having that essential nature. In Allen v. State, a robber’s pistol misfired when he attempted to shoot his victim. This court decided not to burden enhancement cases with debate over whether something clearly a “weapon,” and clearly “deadly” in its essential nature, is actually operable or inoperable at the moment of the crime. I submit that such a holding does not support the view that an object which is neither a weapon nor deadly, such as a cap pistol or a rubber knife, should be deemed a “deadly weapon” in law.