Thursday, December 16, 2021 - J. Cadish, J. Pickering, J. Herndon

Brass (Dequincy) vs. State
Docket Number: 81142
Carson City - 10:00 a.m.  - J. Cadish, J. Pickering, J. Herndon

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a jury verdict, of four counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; nine counts of sexual assault of a minor under 14 years of age; one count of child abuse, neglect, or endangerment; three counts of first-degree kidnapping of a minor; two counts of preventing or dissuading a witness or victim from reporting a crime or commencing prosecution; and battery with the intent to commit sexual assault of a victim under 16.

ISSUES:

On appeal, appellant: (1) challenges the order denying his motion to substitute counsel that was premised upon appellant’s claims that his attorney was unprepared and thus provided ineffective assistance; (2) the sufficiency of the evidence on the lewdness and dissuading a witness charges and the jury instructions on those charges; (3) the district court’s failure to give an oral Tavares instruction before admitting prior bad act evidence; (4) the prosecutor’s conduct at trial; (5) the admission of certain evidence; and (6) the inclusion of a juror who qualified their ability to act impartially; and the district court’s administration of the trial, including partially closing it to the public and allowing a witness to testify remotely.

Disclaimer:

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