Matadamas-Serrano (ruben) v. State

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed Matadamas-Serrano’s convictions for first-degree murder with a deadly-weapon enhancement and burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon. It held that the district court properly rejected the Batson challenge, did not violate the Confrontation Clause by admitting or limiting the challenged testimony and transcript, and did not abuse its discretion regarding the expert testimony or 911 transcript. Although the court found an evidentiary error in limiting the intoxication expert’s testimony, it deemed the error harmless. No separate opinions were filed.