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· 9/5/1985

Collier v. State of Nevada

Citations

  • 705 P.2d 1126
  • 101 Nev. 473
  • 1985 Nev. LEXIS 448

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that it was inappropriate for a prosecutor to reference facts of another case to promote conclusions about the defendant
  • holding a 1 hour argument in murder case insufficient because it permitted counsel less than 2 minutes per witness to review their testimony
  • holding a 1 hour argument in murder case insufficient because it permitted counsel less than 2 minutes per witness to review their testimony
  • explaining that the district court abused its discretion by placing undue limits on the argument of counsel
  • setting aside death sentence where penalty phase closing argument was limited to one hour
  • setting aside death sentence where penalty phase closing argument was limited to one hour

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Judges: Per Curiam

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