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The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office has announced that a Reno man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking.
Law
Nevada courthouses have been closed since March. Judges are still hard at work - cases are still being heard remotely, via the Zoom platform.
Downtown Reno could be getting a new courthouse soon.
Chief Judge Freeman graduated from Ithaca College in New York with a degree in Politics and a minor in Economics. He received his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California. Chief Judge Freeman has been a resident of Northern Nevada since 1979.
District Court Judge Patrick Flanagan passed away suddenly on October 6. Now a commission will have to choose candidates to fill the empty seat.
Criminal Law
Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks has announced that a murder prosecution has resulted in a life sentence for 29-year-old Dontay Thor Sevier.
Scenic Nevada has filed a lawsuit against the City of Reno in an attempt to limit the number of billboards within city limits.
Politics
A judge has denied a petition to block Washoe County Question 1 from going on the ballot. If passed, the question would increase the county sales tax to fund school construction and repairs.
A judge in Reno has refused to grant a new trial for a man sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 19-year-old college student nearly eight years ago.