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Hankins v. StateHankins v. State

Nevada Supreme Court
Jul 23, 1975
7800
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Before:
Per Curiam

OPINION

Per Curiam:

Thurman Hankins was convicted by a jury of rape, infamous crime against nature ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍and burglary. His sole contention on appeal is that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury verdict on the rape charge.

Although Hankins testified that the victim ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍consented to the sexual act, the jury chose to believe the prosecution witnesses, and not Hankins’ version of the incident.

When there is conflicting testimony presented, it is for ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍the jury to determine what weight and credibility to give to the testimony. “Where there is substantial evidence to support a verdict in a criminal case, as the ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍record indicates in this case, the reviewing court will not disturb the verdict nor set aside the judgment.” Sanders v. State, 90 Nev. 433, 529 P.2d 206 (1974). See also, ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍Azbill v. State, 88 Nev. 240, 495 P.2d 1064 (1972); Crowe v. State, 84 Nev. 358, 441 P.2d 90 (1969).

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Hankins v. State
Court Name: Nevada Supreme Court
Date Published: Jul 23, 1975
Citations: 538 P.2d 167; 91 Nev. 477; 1975 Nev. LEXIS 677; 7800
Docket Number: 7800
Court Abbreviation: Nev.
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