By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The Nevada Supreme Court has denied a Reno man’s latest bid to get off death row for the 2008 rape and killing of a 19-yearold college student that became one of the highest-profile cases in the city’s history. The justices unanimously rejected James Biela’s motion for a rehearing of the appeal they denied in April seeking a new … [Read more...]
Death penalty sought for Salvadoran in Nevada killings
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Prosecutors said Thursday they will seek the death penalty against a 20-year-old Salvadoran immigrant in the U.S. illegally who has been charged with killing four people in Nevada, including an elderly couple. Wilber Ernesto Martinez-Guzman is being prosecuted in Reno after authorities said he fatally shot the couple in their … [Read more...]