Nevada Supreme Court· 3/1/1983

Sheriff, Clark County v. Morris

Citations

659 P.2d 852
99 Nev. 109
1983 Nev. LEXIS 402

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concluding that it is “a fundamental principle of statutory construction that where at all possible, statutes should be construed so as to give effect to the legislative intent”
stating that under the facts of the case, the unauthorized sale of a controlled substance was inherently dangerous
applying Nevada statute recognizing second degree felony murder, but requiring that the underlying felony be “one which is inherently dangerous when viewed in the abstract”
applying Nevada statute recognizing second degree felony murder, but requiring that the underlying felony be \one which is inherently dangerous when viewed in the abstract\
expressing specific limitations to the rule's application to attenuate the \potential for untoward prosecutions\
expressing specific limitations to the rule's application to attenuate the \potential for untoward prosecutions\

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Judges: Steffen, Springer, Manoukian, Mowbray

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