NESTER v. STATE

No. 4083.

334 P.2d 524 (1959)

Charles Edward NESTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Mendoza, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., George M. Dickerson, Dist. Atty., Clark County, Las Vegas, for respondent.


McNAMEE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of the rape of Rachel Cruz. Appeal is taken from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The chief assignment of error as grounds for reversal involves evidence of a separate crime committed on the person of Edna Weldon.

In North Las Vegas, on August 25, 1956 shortly after 1 a.m. Rachel Cruz, who had gone to bed, sensed someone in her bedroom. She rolled over on her left side; a...

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