SUMMERS v. STATE

No. 45683.

148 P.3d 778 (2006)

Charles Anthony SUMMERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Schieck, Special Public Defender, and Lee Elizabeth McMahon, Deputy Special Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

George Chanos, Attorney General, Carson City; David J. Roger, District Attorney, and James Tufteland and Steven S. Owens, Chief Deputy District Attorneys, Clark County, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

HARDESTY, J.

We primarily consider in this appeal whether the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the United States Supreme Court's holding in Crawford v. Washington1 apply to evidence admitted during a capital penalty hearing. We conclude that they do not apply. We conclude that this issue, along with the others appellant Charles Summers raises on appeal, does...

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