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CORTINAS v. STATE

No. 47905.

195 P.3d 315 (2008)

Armando CORTINAS, Jr., a/k/a Armando Benavides Cortinas, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Kohn, Public Defender, and Sharon G. Dickinson, Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto, Attorney General, Carson City; David J. Roger, District Attorney, Steven S. Owens, Chief Deputy District Attorney, and Christopher J. Owens, Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE HARDESTY, PARRAGUIRRE and DOUGLAS, JJ.

OPINION

By the Court, PARRAGUIRRE, J.:

The primary issue we address in this appeal is whether harmless-error review applies when a general verdict based on multiple theories of liability may rest on a legally invalid alternative theory. To resolve this issue, we must address relevant federal cases and reconcile two prior decisions by this court.

The United States Supreme Court first addressed the impact of a general verdict that may rest on...

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