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Johnson v. State

Citations

  • 59 P.3d 450
  • 118 Nev. 787
  • 118 Nev. Adv. Rep. 79
  • 2002 Nev. LEXIS 92

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  • concluding that Ring requires a jury, and not a panel of judges, to find beyond a reasonable doubt that there are no mitigating circumstances sufficient to outweigh the aggravating circumstance or circumstances found
  • stating that \[t]his court will not overturn a district court's decision to admit or exclude evidence absent an abuse of discretion\
  • holding Apprendi and Ring apply to the finding that mitiga- tion does not outweigh aggravation
  • rejecting argument that the reasonable-doubt instruction minimized the burden of proof, and noting the other instructions \on the presumption of innocence and the State's burden of proof\

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Judges: Per Curiam

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