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MERLINO v. STATE

No. 65273.

357 P.3d 379 (2015)

Carrie Suzanne MERLINO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Nevada.

September 10, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Kohn , Public Defender, Howard S. Brooks , Chief Deputy Public Defender, and Jasmin D. Spells , Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

Adam Paul Laxalt , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, Steven S. Owens , Chief Deputy District Attorney, and Colleen R. Baharav , Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

Before GIBBONS, C.J., TAO and SILVER, JJ.

OPINION

Under Nevada law, a defendant commits the crime of burglary when he or she enters a building with the intent to commit a predicate crime inside the building. The question raised in this appeal is whether NRS 193.0145, NRS 205.060(1), and NRS 205.060(5), which define the acts that can constitute an...

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