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Nevada inmate on death row 34 years back in Reno court

A former Reno detective who says he’s prejudiced in favor of the death penalty is among the 19 prospective jurors dismissed from a panel that will decide whether a murder convict who’s been on death row for 34 years should serve life in prison instead.

Judge rejects prosecutors’ bid to reopen Bundy criminal case

Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro’s ruled this week that “flagrant misconduct” by prosecutors had irreparably tainted the case against Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and a Montana militia leader.

Judge in Elko courthouse bomb threat trial recuses himself

Elko District Judge Al Kacin recused himself because he was working at the courthouse the day police say the suspect called in the bomb threat in June and didn’t think he could be fair and impartial.

Attorneys for Nevada inmate not seeking stay of execution

Attorneys representing Scott Dozier have pushed to ensure that his lethal injection is carried out humanely, but after more than an hour of argument on Monday, they told a judge in Las Vegas that they were not asking her to postpone the execution.

Judge delays Bunkerville trial after Las Vegas shooting

A federal judge has postponed a trial for six men on charges in the Bunkerville standoff as Southern Nevadans, including potential jurors and lawyers in the case, grapple with emotions following Sunday’s massacre on the Strip.

US high court gives Nevada double murderer chance to show judge bias

A Nevada death row inmate will get a second chance to show that his 1996 double-murder conviction was tainted because the trial judge was under investigation at the time for allegedly taking bribes, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

Consultant suggests leniency for minor offenders in Nevada

Nevada should re-evaluate sentencing ranges for some felony crimes and make better use of probation for low-level, non-violent offenders to keep its prison population in check, a criminal justice consultant said Friday.

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