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COFFMAN v. STATE

No. 4796.

407 P.2d 168 (1965)

Harold COFFMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 2, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Albert Stewart, Jr. and Douglas R. Pike, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., of Nevada, Carson City; Edward G. Marshall, Dist. Atty., Earl Gripentrog, Leonard I. Gang, Deputy Dist. Attys., County of Clark, Las Vegas, for Respondent.

THOMPSON, Justice.

The defendant Coffman was convicted of statutory rape, following a jury trial at Las Vegas, Nevada. During trial the deposition of a doctor was received in evidence over objection. This is assigned as prejudicial error, the argument being that the defendant was denied his federal constitutional right of confrontation.1 On the record of this case the argument has no merit.

It is now settled that an accused's Sixth...

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