Dezzani v. Kern & Assocs. Ltd., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 9 (Mar. 1, 2018)

The Court determined that attorneys do not qualify as agents for the purposes of retaliatory action under NRS 116.31183 where the attorney is providing legal service for a homeowners’ association. The Court further held that an attorney litigating pro se or representing his or her law firm may not collect attorney fees but may collect attorney costs

Morgan vs. State of Nevada., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 27 (May 3, 2018)

The Court determined that a defendant is not entitled to cross examine examiners who find him incompetent at a competency hearing where neither party subpoenaed the examiner to appear at said competency hearing. The Court further decided that the State’s failure to transport an incompetent Defendant to competency treatment within seven days of receiving a court order did not warrant the dismissal of charges against the Defendant. The Court also held that the District Court did not commit a structural error when Defendant moved to strike the jury venire. The Court went on to decide that Defendant was not entitled to a new jury venire when the Defendant fails to show that the underrepresentation of a distinctive group meets the requirements articulated in Williams v. State. The Court further determined that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in determining how voir dire was conducted when the Court asks peremptory questions of the potential jurists before the parties could strike jurors for cause or use their peremptory challenges. The Court held that a party may not strike a juror based on the juror’s sexual orientation, but that a party may strike a juror for non-discriminatory reasons. The Court further decided that the district court did not err in correcting Morgan’s counsel’s closing statements when counsel misstated a fact. Finally, the Court found that there was sufficient evidence to uphold Morgan’s ultimate conviction

State of Nevada v. Second Judicial District Court., 134 Nev. Adv. Op. 51 (Jul. 19, 2018)

The Court determined that when the State allows a defendant to plead guilty to a first offense domestic battery for a second offense of domestic battery, the State must treat the second conviction as a first conviction for enhancement purposes unless the defendant receives appropriate clarification and warning of the State’s intention to use the second conviction as a second conviction for future enhancement purposes

In re Discipline of Reade, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 87 (Nov. 16, 2017)

The Court determined that, in this instance, an attorney should be suspended for four years after said attorney violated RPC 8.4(b). The Court further held that SRC 102 does not permit the Court to impose financial sanctions on an attorney when the Court is already suspending said attorney