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WINIARZ v. STATE

No. 21458.

820 P.2d 1317 (1991)

Consuelo WINIARZ, aka Consuelo West, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Carter, John G. Watkins, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Rex Bell, Dist. Atty., James Tufteland, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Ulrich W. Smith, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Consuelo Winiarz, aka Consuelo West ("Consuelo"), was charged with murdering Jacob Winiarz, on April 22, 1984, at the couple's home in Las Vegas. Although Consuelo does not deny having shot Jacob, she claims that his death was an accident and that she believed the gun was loaded with blanks.1

Consuelo's case was initially tried on May 5, 1986. A jury found...

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