ST. PIERRE v. STATE

No. 8126.

620 P.2d 1240 (1980)

Louis ST. PIERRE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Hamilton, Reno, for appellant.

Richard H. Bryan, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Calvin R.X. Dunlap, Dist. Atty. and Edward B. Horn, Deputy Dist. Atty., Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

MANOUKIAN, Justice:

In this appeal, appellant seeks reversal assigning error, inter alia, to alleged prosecutorial and police improprieties occurring prior to as well as during trial, juror irregularities, and the severity of his sentence. Nevertheless, the single issue warranting our consideration and which impels us to order a new trial is whether the jury instruction on self-defense improperly shifted the burden of proof of an essential...

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