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Nevada Supreme Court Calendar: May 5 and 6

The Nevada Supreme Court has released its oral argument calendar for May 5 and 6.

Monday, May 5, 2008
46594 BOYD VS. SMITH & HARMER C/W 45180/45442
10:00 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

45442 FRANK SETTELMEYER & SONS VS. SMITH & HARMER C/W 45180/46594
10:00 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

45180 SETTELMEYER & SONS VS. SMITH & HARMER C/W 45442/46594
10:00 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

47736 NORTON VS. HAMAWI
10:30 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

46662 JACK WHITE CUSTOM HOMES VS. BURRIDGE C/W 47612
11:30 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

47612 JACK WHITE CUSTOM HOMES VS. BURRIDGE C/W 46662
11:30 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
48592 RANSDELL VS. CLARK COUNTY
10:00 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

49127 HOWELL VS. RICCI
10:30 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

48019 BROWNING (PAUL) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY/DIRECT)
11:30 AM 30 min
Carson City Courtroom - Second Floor
En Banc (Full Court )

It appears that Browning is the only criminal case in next week's oral arguments. The primary issue presented is whether the State is entitled to present evidence during a second penalty phase trial, which was presented at the guilt phase of the original trial, if that evidence was proven to be false during post-conviction proceedings and whether the defendant can be precluded from introducing evidence to establish the falsity of the State's evidence. The State frames this as a matter of residual doubt while the defendant (for whom I am counsel) presents this as a matter of whether the State is permitted to knowingly orchestrate the presentation of false evidence to a jury.

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