Washington v. State

After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of, among other offenses, murder with the use of a deadly weapon and ten counts of discharging a firearm at or into a structure. On appeal, Appellant’s argued, inter alia, that double jeopardy precludes multiple convictions for discharging a firearm are impermissible based on multiple discharges that occurred in quick succession. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the word “discharges,” as used in Nev. Rev. Stat. 202.285(1) unambiguously allows for a separate conviction each time a bullet leaves the gun, and therefore, Appellant’s ten convictions for discharging a firearm were not redundant; (2) sufficient evidence supported Defendant’s convictions for first-degree murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and discharging a firearm into an occupied structure; and (3) the criminal information was not defective because it did not name the identity of a coconspirator. View "Washington v. State" on Justia Law