Peters (Kristopher) v. State

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed Peters's convictions, holding that COVID-19 courtroom procedures did not violate his public-trial or Confrontation Clause rights. The court also held that the district court properly permitted masked witnesses to confirm or reject identifications after lowering their masks and adequately enforced the witness-exclusion rule through courtroom exclusion and admonishments. Peters failed to show that any witness actually viewed other testimony or that he was prejudiced.