Highlights included the suspension of a judge, the pardon of Michele Fiore and the reversal of a decades-old murder conviction.
Courts
Chad Ollinger appeared briefly in Justice Court on Tuesday morning after the discovery on Friday of Christopher Kelly’s death in the Clark County Detention Center.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced a court order blocking the Trump administration from imposing unlawful conditions on two federal emergency grants.
The lawsuit suggested that former Metropolitan Police Department Capt. John Pelletier helped to cover up a 2018 sexual assault and that he kidnapped witnesses.
A slaying on the Las Vegas Strip, a skydiving crash and a shooting at a local gym were among Harrison’s most memorable stories of the year.
Prosecutors said they recently became aware of the existence of Nest camera footage from his home that, they said, must be handed over as discovery.
Court records indicated that Mead’s attorneys, Robert Eglet, Erica Etsminger, and Joel Henriod, are contesting the verdict, alleging misconduct by General Motors.
A lawyer for Carrie Cox asked a judge to dismiss a felony charge against the Henderson councilwoman for allegedly recording another councilwoman’s private conversation due to insufficient evidence.
Maurice Washington, who is currently out of custody on a $250,000 bail, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of reckless driving resulting in death.
A judge set bail for convicted robber Jarvis Williams, who authorities said shot at police after a two-city chase.
Police told him to approach their patrol car, but he got into his own car and drove toward officers, according to a report.
Authorities said the group of men mistakenly believed the house they targeted belonged to members of a rival gang.
A veteran, retired Las Vegas attorney will temporarily replace a Municipal Court judge who cut her term short this fall.
Authorities allege Jose Gutierrez plowed into a group of vehicles stopped at a red light, eventually reaching a speed of 110 mph.
Both pleaded guilty to a count of second-degree murder in October. Their sentences were agreed upon by prosecutors and their attorneys.