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STATE v. PURCELL

No. 24952.

887 P.2d 276 (1994)

The STATE of Nevada, Appellant, v. Lynn Eugene PURCELL, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 22, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City; Dorothy Nash Holmes, Dist. Atty., and Gary H. Hatlestad and Terrance P. McCarthy, Deputy Dist. Attys., Washoe County, for appellant.

Jerome M. Polaha, Reno, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

A jury convicted respondent Lynn Eugene Purcell (Purcell) of one count of lewdness with a minor and two counts of sexual assault. Purcell made a motion for a new trial on grounds that the evidence presented was conflicting and did not support the verdict. The district court granted the motion based on its assessment of the victim's credibility, the victim's motive to lie, and the testimony...

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