ROBERTS v. STATE

No. 16242.

717 P.2d 1115 (1986)

Douglas Doyle ROBERTS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied June 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conner & Steinheimer, Reno, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Mark Torvinen, Dist. Atty., James Wilson, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

In the early morning hours of March 7, 1984, Ranae Loddy and Charlie Johnston were asleep in the bedroom of Johnston's trailer in Jackpot. They were awakened by a persistent knock on the trailer door. Ms. Loddy climbed from bed and went to answer the knock. When she opened the door, she was shot and killed by her boy-friend, the appellant, Douglas Doyle Roberts. Johnston exited the trailer via a back door and was not harmed. He phoned...

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