The State Bar of Nevada on Friday began the process of disciplining convicted former lobbyist Harvey Whittemore. It filed a petition formally notifying the Nevada Supreme Court of Whittemore’s conviction and judgment.
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A 2010 rape conviction against Kenneth Simmons of Las Vegas has been tossed out by the Nevada Supreme Court because the jury panel included only two African-American members.
Erin Brockovich-Ellis has quietly ended her drunken boating case, pleading no contest to boating while intoxicated charges on Aug. 28, court records show. She was fined $750 and ordered her to complete an online boater safety course and 25 hours of community service.
Lyon County prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for the 25-year-old man accused of killing five people in Fernley and Mustang in May.
A state board next week will consider a six-figure financial settlement with a former inmate whose ankles were shackled while she was in labor in 2011.