Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - Carson City - Las Vegas
December 14 , 2022, Oral Arguments
Alfaro (William) vs. State
Carson City – 1:30 p.m. – Gibbons/Cadish/Pickering
Rohr (Anita) vs. State
Carson City – 2:00 p.m. – Gibbons/Cadish/Pickering
Lee vs. Patin
Las Vegas/Carson City – 3:00 p.m. - Gibbons/Cadish/Pickering
Alfaro (William) vs. State
Docket No. 83316
Carson City – 1:30 p.m. – Gibbons/Cadish/Pickering
This is an appeal from a judgement of conviction, pursuant to a jury verdict, of seven counts of sexual assault of a child under fourteen pursuant to NRS 200.366(3)(c) and three counts of lewdness with a child under fourteen pursuant to NRS 201.230. On appeal, appellant William Rene Alfaro challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing that the district court abused its discretion in denying his joint motions for acquittal and a new trial. He also challenges (1) his convictions for both lewd and assaultive acts as redundant; (2) the admission of prior bad acts and res gestae evidence; (3) the denial of jury instructions on negative inferences and the admission of a jury instruction defining “lewdness” using Berry v. State; (4) the court’s reliance on “suspect evidence” at sentencing; and (5) the length of his sentence as cruel and unusual under the Eighth Amendment. Alfaro argues that these claims constitute cumulative error if they are individually insufficient to warrant a new trial.
Rohr (Anita) vs. State
Docket No. 84022
Carson City – 2:00 p.m. – Gibbons/Cadish/Pickering
Anita Rohr was convicted of murdering Melinda Tucker. On appeal, Rohr argues the district court erred by (1) issuing an erroneous jury instruction, (2) limiting the scope of expert testimony, and (3) finding Rohr’s confession voluntary.
Lee vs. Patin
Docket No. 83213
Las Vegas/Carson City – 3:00 p.m. – Gibbons/Cadish/Pickering
This appeal involves a post-judgment award of attorney fees and costs arising from a defamation action filed by appellant against respondents. The appellant ultimately lost on summary judgment, so he did not recover in his defamation suit. The court has asked the parties to be prepared to address the proper interpretation to be given the offers of judgment.