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DOMINGUES v. STATE

No. 26562.

917 P.2d 1364 (1996)

Michael DOMINGUES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 30, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and Robert L. Miller, Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

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

OPINION

SHEARING, Justice:

On the evening of October 22, 1993, Arjin Chanel Pechpo and her four-year old son, Jonathan Smith, were murdered in their home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Appellant Michael Domingues waited for Pechpo behind her front door; when she entered with Jonathan, Domingues threatened her with a gun, tied up her hands, and strangled her with a cord. Domingues then dragged Pechpo's body to the bathtub, filled it with water, ordered Jonathan...

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