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SPARKS v. STATE

No. 17860.

759 P.2d 180 (1988)

Cody Jeanne SPARKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

As Amended July 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, Deborah J. Lippis, and Herbert F. Ahlswede, Deputy Public Defenders, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Rex Bell, Dist. Atty., James Tufteland, and Ronald C. Bloxham, Deputy Dist. Attys., Las Vegas, for respondent.

Lambrose, FitzSimmons & Perkins and Laura FitzSimmons, Carson City, for Nevada Trial Lawyers Ass'n, amicus curiae.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Cody Jeanne Sparks, the appellant, was convicted of the second degree murder of her father, Ralph Sparks, with the use of a deadly weapon.

Appellant raises four issues which we feel merit our attention and necessitate reversal of the conviction. These assignments of error are directed to (1) the State's mishandling of evidence, (2) the exclusion of hearsay testimony which was against...

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