Document Type
Case Summary
Publication Date
7-3-2022
Case Synopsis
The Supreme Court of Nevada, reviewing the case de novo, considered whether the errors committed by the prosecution at trial entitled the appellant to relief from her convictions. The Court held that the ambiguous jury instruction on the count of second-degree murder was a prejudicial error, warranting a reversal of the conviction. As to the charges of robbery, grand larceny, and leaving the scene, for which the appellant was also convicted, claims of prosecutorial misconduct and challenges to the sufficiency of evidence were not sufficient to warrant a reversal. Given the reversal on the second-degree murder charge, however, the Court vacated the sentences on the remaining convictions and remanded for reconsideration on the matter.
Recommended Citation
Mays, Candace, "Guidry v. State, 138 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 (June 2, 2022)" (2022). Nevada Supreme Court Summaries. 1510.
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nvscs/1510