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BUCHANAN v. STATE

No. 34866.

69 P.3d 694 (2003)

Denise Dianna BUCHANAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 30, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Specchio, Public Defender, John Reese Petty, Chief Deputy Public Defender, and Kathleen M. O'Leary, Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, for Appellant.

Brian Sandoval, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Joseph R. Plater III, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.

OPINION

SHEARING, J.

Appellant Denise Buchanan was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three infant sons. After a four-week trial with 100 witnesses, Buchanan was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison with the possibility of parole. Buchanan contends that her judgment of conviction should be overturned because: (1) there is insufficient evidence to...

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