EVANS v. STATE

No. 26679.

926 P.2d 265 (1996)

Vernell Ray EVANS, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Erickson, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart Bell, District Attorney and James Tufteland, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, Las Vegas, for Respondent.


OPINION

STEFFEN, Chief Justice:

A jury convicted Vernell Ray Evans (Evans) of burglary and four counts of first-degree murder. After a penalty hearing, the jury found that the mitigating circumstances did not outweigh the aggravating circumstances and imposed four death sentences. The district judge entered a consecutive ten-year term for the burglary conviction. Evans raises numerous issues on appeal.

FACTS

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