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Lawson v. StateLawson v. State

Nevada Supreme Court
Aug 26, 1975
No. 8066
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OPINION

Per Curiam:

Appellant’s sole contention in this appeal suggests we should reverse a ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‍judgment of conviction and sentence because the trial judge refused to give a requested jury instruction which did not accurately state the ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‍applicable law.

*520He has cited no relevant authority in support of the contention; and, in fact the law is otherwise. See Harris v. ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‍State, 83 Nev. 404, 407, 432 P.2d 929, 931 (1967), where we said: “. . . [Requested instructions must properly state the law. The appellant can ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‍claim no right to have requested instructions given when they do not correctly state the law. Without such right a refusal is ‍‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‍not error.” See also, State v. Sheeley, 63 Nev. 88, 162 P.2d 96 (1945).

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Lawson v. State
Court Name: Nevada Supreme Court
Date Published: Aug 26, 1975
Citations: 539 P.2d 116; 91 Nev. 519; 1975 Nev. LEXIS 697; No. 8066
Docket Number: No. 8066
Court Abbreviation: Nev.
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