Hamilton v. State
Hamilton v. State
Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Appellant was convicted by a jury of the sale of a controlled substance (heroin), in violation of NRS 453.161 and 453.321, and subsequently sentenced to a term of fifteen years in Nevada State Prison, with credit for time served. His only contention on this appeal is that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support his conviction.
This contention is without merit. Two undercover police officers testified that appellant offered to sell them some
While appellant and his companion gave a different version of these events at trial, the credibility of witnesses and the weight of the evidence is solely within the province of the jury. So long as the verdict is supported by substantial evidence in the record, it will not be disturbed on appeal. Azbill v. State, 88 Nev. 240, 495 P.2d 1064 (1972); Sanders v. State, 90 Nev. 433, 529 P.2d 206 (1974); Wheeler v. State, 91 Nev. 119, 531 P.2d 1358 (1975); Wise v. State, 92 Nev. 181, 547 P.2d 314 (1976).
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- Full Case Name
- GLENN L. HAMILTON v. THE STATE OF NEVADA
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- Published