After Ronald Mortensen’s 1997 murder conviction was reversed by a federal judge, he pleaded guilty to lesser charges last week.
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Justice of the Peace Joe Bonaventure tossed the plea deal after members of the victim’s family said they had not been asked about how the defendant should be punished.
The survey returns after a six-year hiatus and aims to provide voters with information about the best and worst judges.
The victim’s relatives want the judge to apologize to them and said the new bail amount — $50,000 — is still not adequate.
In his recent suit, Ty Maynarich alleges that his former boss may have been involved in stealing his license plate and suggests that he also may have been part of a civil conspiracy to tamper with store-bought chicken in his refrigerator.
Police have said the suspect in the shooting that killed two people on the Las Vegas Strip stemmed from a social media feud, since the suspect and a victim were both YouTubers.
One of the people accused of causing a Las Vegas bulldog’s death needs bail because his mother is sick and needs his help, according to his attorney.
Duane Davis’ attorney said a juror spoke to other jurors about inmates fighting, but jurors denied talking about the case.
A former attorney for the convicted murderer said he would have asked for a mistrial had he known of the note when it was sent to the judge.
Ronald Mortensen, who has been incarcerated for nearly 30 years, serving a life without parole sentence for the 1996 off-duty, drive-by shooting of Daniel Mendoza, 21, admitted to two felony counts.
The case has been marked by an unusual degree of secrecy: a hearing at which a judge ejected the public and a sealed plea.
This will be the 14th time since 1992 that the news organization has invited Clark County lawyers to participate in the survey known as “Judging the Judges.”
The Nevada Supreme Court found a judge was justified in dismissing criminal cases after a state agency failed to promptly transport criminal defendants for treatment.
Chuck Muth, president of a conservative group aiming to clean the state’s voter rolls, filed a lawsuit alleging the secretary of state’s office violated Nevada’s public records law.
One of the teens accused in the death of a retired police chief has been indicted on a count of battery by a prisoner motivated by bias or hatred, prosecutors said.