They said Cameron admitted to a friend minutes later that he shot Faust in a road-rage incident. Police said Cameron shot Faust as he sat, unarmed, in his truck. The incident began in February 2020 when Cameron said he tailed Faust for several minutes after Faust nearly hit a motorcyclist, finally confronting him in a cul-de-sac named Welcome Way. The justices indicated the lack of clarity in state law may ultimately have to be addressed by the Nevada Legislature. “No matter what you decide, it's not over,” he told the court Tuesday. It was not clear when the court expected to rule.Īlexander Chen, a Clark County prosecutor arguing on behalf of prosecutors, said there are sure to be subsequent appeals regardless of the outcome of the pending challenge. In a nod to the complexities, the high court requested friend-of-the-court briefs from the Nevada District Attorneys Association representing DA's in all 17 counties and its statewide counterpart for public defenders, the Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice. “This court has never reviewed what is an entry with regard to this statute,” Richard Cornell, Cameron’s lead defense attorney, told the justices during Tuesday’s oral arguments in Carson City. This week, the court started wading back into the nuances and ambiguities in related Nevada laws, some dating to the Civil War-era before the Nevada Territory became a state. In a 2-1 decision in September, the high court overturned Wayne Cameron's conviction in the 2020 death of Jarrod Faust after concluding the district judge wrongly determined the fatal gunshot through a truck window constituted a burglary. The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments from lawyers on both sides this week while considering an appeal from Washoe County’s district attorney seeking to reinstate a Reno murder conviction the justices overturned last year. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) Jason Bean/AP Show More Show Less The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments from lawyers on both sides this week as it considers an appeal from Washoe County's district attorney seeking to reinstate a Reno murder conviction the justices overturned last year in a split decision. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) Jason Bean/AP Show More Show Less 2 of3 Defendant Wayne Cameron, middle, stands with his lawyers, from left, Jenna Garcia and Marc Picker, during the opening statements in his murder trail in the Second Judicial District Court in Reno on June 29, 2021. In a 2-1 decision in October, the high court overturned the murder conviction of Cameron in the death of 29-year-old Jarrod Faust. 1 of3 Defendant Wayne Cameron, middle, gets consoled by his lawyers Jenna Garcia, right, and Marc Picker after being found guilty of first degree murder testifies during his trial in the Second Judicial District Court in Reno on July 9, 2021.
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