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POTTER v. STATE

No. 12225.

619 P.2d 1222 (1980)

Steven Sexton POTTER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and Victor John Austin, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Richard H. Bryan, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Robert J. Miller, Dist. Atty. and James Tufteland, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted of robbery. He first contends that the district court erred by giving a jury instruction on flight. The giving of such an instruction is not error if evidence of flight has been admitted. See Matthews v. State, 94 Nev. 179, 576 P.2d 1125 (1978). Flight is more than merely leaving the scene of the crime. It embodies the idea of going away with a consciousness of guilt and...

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