BOWMAN v. STATE, 91 Nev. 419 (1975)

537 P.2d 316

SAMUEL LEE BOWMAN, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, RESPONDENT.

No. 8070Supreme Court of Nevada.
June 27, 1975

Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Paul S. Goldman, Judge.

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and Michael A. Cherry, Assistant Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

Robert List, Attorney General, Carson City; George E. Holt, District Attorney, and Sherman H. Simmons, Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

OPINION
Per Curiam:

Convicted of battery with a deadly weapon (NRS 200.481), appellant contends the evidence against him was insufficient.

Maria Valez identified appellant as the man who attacked her in a Las Vegas hotel, striking her on the head and face. The defendant then strangled Mrs. Valez with a cord and slashed her with a knife.

A hotel security officer apprehended appellant shortly thereafter, in a room not registered to him, and recovered a knife from his person. As the officer forced his way into the room, with gun drawn, he heard appellant say, “I did it; I did it. Don’t shoot; don’t shoot.” Later, after receiving Miranda warnings from a police officer called to the scene, appellant made other damaging statements.

We reject appellant’s sole assignment of error, believing this uncontroverted evidence ample to warrant his conviction.

Affirmed.

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