OWENS v. STATE

No. 7515.

526 P.2d 1181 (1974)

Jimmy Dale OWENS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold J. Courtney, Jeffrey D. Sobel, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Roy A. Woofter, Dist. Atty., Dan M. Seaton, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice:

The evidence of Jimmy Dale Owens' guilt in the rape-murder of Carole Gillett in Clark County was overwhelming. His associate in the crime, Joe Walsh, had entered a negotiated plea of guilty, testified fully at the trial and was sentenced to life with possibility of parole. Owens appeals his sentence of life without possibility of parole.

Owens gave a video-taped confession after...

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