LAMB v. STATE

No. 51457.

251 P.3d 700 (2011)

Robert Charles LAMB, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Kohn , Public Defender, and Kristine M. Kuzemka and Nancy Lemcke , Deputy Public Defenders, Clark County, for Appellant.

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

Before DOUGLAS, C.J., PICKERING and HARDESTY, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, PICKERING, J.:

Robert Lamb appeals his conviction of the first-degree murder of his sister, Susan. He identifies a multitude of errors, from his first encounter with the police, through pretrial proceedings, jury selection, and trial, to the mishandling of a jury note during deliberations and, finally, sentencing. For the reasons below, we conclude that: (1) the public safety exception to the Miranda rule made admissible...

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