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RIGHETTI v. EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

No. 70591.

388 P.3d 643 (2017)

133 Nev. Adv. Opn. 7

Javier RIGHETTI, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Michelle Leavitt, District Judge, Respondents, and The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed February 16, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip J. Kohn , Public Defender, and Christy L. Craig , Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Petitioner.

Adam Paul Laxalt , Attorney General, Carson City; Steve B. Wolfson , District Attorney, Giancarlo Pesci , Chief Deputy District Attorney, and Christopher F. Burton , Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Real Party in Interest.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

The indictment in this case charged petitioner Javier Righetti with murder under three theories. Without any plea negotiations, Righetti decided to plead guilty to murder, but only to two of the three theories alleged. This strategy, if it worked, would eliminate several of the grounds on which...

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