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STATE v. CARROLL

No. 23614.

860 P.2d 179 (1993)

The STATE of Nevada, Appellant, v. Michael Anthony CARROLL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Dorothy Nash Holmes, Dist. Atty., and David Wayment, Deputy Dist. Atty., Washoe County, for appellant.

Michael R. Specchio, Public Defender, and Jane McKenna, Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

A jury convicted respondent of one count of lewdness with a minor. Thereafter, the district court granted respondent a new trial. The State of Nevada (the "State") appealed, arguing that the district court abused its discretion in granting a new trial. We agree and reverse.

THE FACTS

In 1982, the State of Georgia convicted respondent of molesting a seven-year-old girl by fondling the child through her clothing...

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