More delays are expected in the criminal case against Dr. Dipak Desai, as his lawyers Thursday asked the Nevada Supreme Court to grant him a full-blown hearing to determine his competency to stand trial.
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A defense lawyer filed court papers Thursday seeking to unseal a police affidavit that supported the court-authorized seizure of cellphones from three defendants minutes after they had pleaded not guilty in a high-profile criminal case.
After gambling away more than $300,000 of his clients’ money and pleading guilty to two counts of theft, suspended lawyer Doug Crawford on Wednesday was given a chance to avoid prison and wipe his record clean by a retiring District Court judge.
A 27-year-old man was found guilty in the slaying of a liquor store clerk in August 2009. Following a six-day trial, a jury found Antonio Duenas guilty of first-degree murder, armed robbery, burglary and conspiracy for the death of Arthur Miller, 62.
The critical date in determining whether former Stallion Mountain Country Club owner William Walters must pay damages to the buyers in a failed golf course sale could turn out to be Feb. 28, 2006.
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