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HIGGS v. STATE

No. 49883.

222 P.3d 648 (2010)

Chaz HIGGS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 14, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of David R. Houston and David R. Houston, Reno; Richard F. Cornell, Reno, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Terrence P. McCarthy, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Respondent.

Peter Chase Neumann, Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Justice Association.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

In this appeal, appellant Chaz Higgs challenges his conviction of first-degree murder for the death of his wife, Kathy Augustine. Higgs asserts that his conviction should be overturned for the following reasons: (1) the district court abused its discretion when it denied his motion to continue the trial, (2) sufficient evidence does not support his conviction, (3) the district court abused its discretion when it...

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