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BISHOP v. STATE

No. 7587.

554 P.2d 266 (1976)

Barnell BISHOP, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 31, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and A. Bill Maupin, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George E. Holt, Dist. Atty., and Dan M. Seaton and H. Leon Simon, Deputy Dist. Attys., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

BATJER, Justice:

Early on the morning of April 23, 1971, the burned bodies of Alfred, Ida, and John Lizzio were discovered on the floor of a fire-damaged building used by Cantrell Cleaners in Las Vegas, Nevada. The other victim, Jake Wright, with his clothing afire, managed to escape the burning building at 12:01 a.m. on April 23, 1971, and to run across Charleston Boulevard seeking help. Wright lived for...

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