Nevada Supreme Court· 11/27/2013

Watters v. State

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129 Nev. 886
313 P.3d 243
129 Nev. Adv. Rep. 94
2013 WL 6224480
2013 Nev. LEXIS 105

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holding that the use of a PowerPoint presentation during opening statement that includes a slide of the defendant's booking photograph with the word \GUILTY\ written across it is error as it undermines the presumption of innocence
observing that the opening statement serves to state the issues and evidence to be presented
providing that the opening statement should be limited to the evidence the State intends to offer and believes to be admissible
explaining that opening statements provide an opportunity to outline the evidence to be presented, not for argument
providing that opening statement should set forth evidence believed in good faith to be available and admissible and reviewing challenges to opening statement for abuse of discretion
providing that opening statement should set forth evidence believed in good faith to be available and admissible and reviewing challenges to opening statement for abuse of discretion

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Judges: Cherry, Douglas, Gibbons, Hardesty, Parragiurre, Pickering, Saitta

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