McGEE v. STATE

Nos. 18731, 19164.

782 P.2d 1329 (1989)

Vance Evans McGEE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent. Vance E. McGEE, Appllant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vance E. McGee, in pro. per.

David Parraguirre, Public Defender, and Jane G. McKenna, Chief Appellate Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, Reno, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Mills Lane, Dist. Atty., and Larry G. Sage, Deputy Dist. Atty., Washoe County, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

STEFFEN, Justice:

The issue in these consolidated cases is whether a confession elicited without prior Miranda1 warnings may be used as affirmative evidence to prove perjury in a trial subsequent to the one concerning the confessed crime. We hold that it may and therefore affirm the judgment of conviction for perjury in Docket No. 18731. We also dismiss the appeal from McGee's judgment of conviction, pursuant to...

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