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SUMMERS v. STATE

No. 15524.

718 P.2d 676 (1986)

Sheila Ann SUMMERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, Terrence M. Jackson, Deputy, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, and Robert J. Miller, Dist. Atty., Nancy Oesterle, Deputy, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

A jury found Sheila Ann Summers guilty of first degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. The jury also found that the crime involved depravity of mind and sentenced Summers to death. Summers has raised several assignments of error. We are persuaded that the district court erred in admitting into evidence a suicide note implicating Summers in the murder which violated Summers' constitutional rights and constitutes reversible error...

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