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Dettloff v. State

Citations

  • 120 Nev. 588
  • 97 P.3d 586
  • 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 67
  • 2004 Nev. LEXIS 90

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that “actual or constructive knowledge of injury or death is not an element of the felony offense of leaving the scene of an accident”
  • holding that \actual or constructive knowledge of injury or death is not an element of the felony offense of leaving the scene of an accident\
  • observing that jury's conviction beyond a reasonable doubt cured any irregularities in grand jury proceedings after concluding that evidence supported grand jury's determination of probable cause
  • rejecting a challenge to the \ultimate conviction\ because the conviction after trial \under a higher burden of proof cured any irregularities that may have occurred during the grand jury proceedings\
  • noting the additional requirement of proof that the driver have knowledge that the accident caused bodily harm would defeat the public interest and encourage drivers to hastily retreat in order to avoid gaining knowledge that someone was injured
  • declining to require knowledge of injury

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Judges: Douglas, Maupin, Rose

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