Document Type
Case Summary
Publication Date
11-22-2017
Case Synopsis
The court determined that (1) the district court may constitutionally remove a criminal defendant from the courtroom for disrupting courtroom procedure, (2) a defendant does not have the right to appear at trial in shackles, (3) testimony about a detective’s investigation leading to the defendant’s arrest is not opinion about the defendant’s guilt, (4) the district court may decide not to instruct a jury on a lesser-included offense if no evidence on the record establishes an element of that offense, and (5) a specific cause of death is not required to find that a person’s death was caused by criminal agency.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Casey, "Collins v. State, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 88 (Nov. 22, 2017)" (2017). Nevada Supreme Court Summaries. 1105.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nvscs/1105