BURNS v. STATE

No. 80834.

495 P.3d 1091 (2021)

137 Nev. Adv. Opn. 50

David James BURNS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED September 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Resch Law, PLLC, dba Conviction Solutions, and Jamie J. Resch , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, and Pamela C. Weckerly and Alexander G. Chen , Chief Deputy District Attorneys, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, HARDESTY, C.J., STIGLICH and SILVER, JJ.


OPINION

In this appeal, we consider the scope of a mid-trial waiver of appellate rights. During a capital trial, appellant David Burns stipulated to a sentence of life without the possibility of parole if the jury found him guilty and to waive his right to appeal issues "stemming from the guilt phase...

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