Martin H. Wiener
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Criminal Defense; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Capital Offenses; Civil Forfeiture; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Fraud; Death Penalty; Driving Under the Influence; Driving While Intoxicated Defense; Extortion; Extradition; Federal Criminal Law; Felonies; Forgery; Grand Jury Practice; Habeas Corpus; Homicide; Mail Fraud; Manslaughter; Misdemeanors; Murder; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Theft; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice
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Admitted
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1972, New York; 1977, Nevada; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court
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Law School
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New York University, J.D.
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Member
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Nevada Trial Lawyer's Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1995); U.S. District Court for Nevada (Member, CJA Criminal Defense Panel, 1991-1994); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, President's Club); Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 2001; Vice-President, 2002-2003 and 2006-2007).
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Biography
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Friars Honor Society, University of Pennsylvania. Author: "A New Strategy on Reasonable Doubt," Nevada Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, May 1991; Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice's Journal, June 1991; "Legislative Update," NACJ Journal, December 1991; "Binding Plea Bargains," NACJ Journal, May 1992; "Advance Look at 1993 Criminal Legislation," Nevada Trial Lawyers Association Advocate, September 1993 and NACJ Journal August 1993; "Comments on 'Rumsey's Code of Trial Conduct'," Washoe County Bar Association's Writ, January 1994; "It's A Dog's World: An Introduction To Trademarks," State Bar Association of Nevada's Nevada Lawyer, December 1993; "Thievery Can Be Legal: 'Fair Use' of Copyrighted Material," SBN's, Nevada Lawyer, February 1994; "The Constitutional Challenge To Governor Miller's Re-Election," NTLA Advocate, May 1994; "1993 Criminal Legislation," NACJ Journal, (7-Part Series) December 1993-June 1994; "Criminal Discovery Issues," NACJ Journal, February 1995; "Beyond the Ten Commandments: Pitfalls in the Criminal Law," SBN's Nevada Lawyer, (3-part Series), March-May 1995; "District Judge's Misconduct in Secretly Meeting With Fourteen Year-Old Murder Defendant," NACJ Journal, June 1995; "1995 Criminal Law Legislative Changes," SBN's Nevada Lawyer, September 1995; "Uncovering Jury Misconduct," NACJ Journal, April 1996; "Hidden Dangers in Federal Juror Interviews," NACJ Journal, January 1996; "Jury Misconduct: The Feds Don't Care," NTLA Advocate, June 1996; "Retroactivity Riddle: When Do New Sentencing Statutes Apply To Old Offenses?" NACJ Journal, September 1998; "The O.R. Rule." Co-Author, with L. Bell and K. Winckler: NACJ Journal, October 2002; "Does An 'Open File' Make Discovery Motions Unnecessary?" NACJ Journal, June 2004; "The Crawford Decision and Injustices of The Supreme Court," NACJ Journal, June 2004; "Assault 'And' Battery," NACJ Journal, November 2004; "When A Deadly Weapon Isn't A Deadly Weapon," NACJ Journal, November 2004; "Moron, ...er ..., More On DeRosa and Crawford," NACJ Journal, November 2004; "Extradition and Dual Proceeding Shenanigans," NACJ Journal, July 2006; "Supreme Court Sets Defense Standards," NACJ Journal, March 2008. Lecturer: Court Room Psychodrama, Reno, November 1983; Defense of DUI Prosecutions, Reno and Las Vegas, September 1984; Criminal Law and Procedure, Reno, November 1984. Coordinator: Seminar on Criminal Law and Procedure, Reno, Nevada, 1985; Criminal Law Legislative Changes, Reno, 1991; 1993 Criminal Law Legislation, Fallon, Nevada, 1993; The Criminal Law's Pitfalls for Lawyers, Reno, 1994; Discovery Issues, Reno, 1994; Defending the Pre-Arraignment Case, Reno, 1995; Criminal Law Legislative Changes, Las Vegas, Reno and Fallon, Nevada, 1995; Discovery Issues, Reno, 1995; Seminar on Solving Vexing Problems in Criminal Law, Reno, 1995; Avoiding Prosecution, Lawsuit and Discipline, Reno, 1997; Discovery: The Tough Issues, Reno, 1997; The Expert Witness, San Antonio, Texas, 1999; Trial Practice, Reno, 1999; Self-Defense for Criminal Lawyers, Reno, 2007. Instructor: Trial Skills, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Reno, Nevada, 1987. Assistant Counsel, Bloomingdale's Department Stores, New York, New York, 1972-1974. Staff Counsel, Nevada Indian Legal Services, Carson City, Nevada, 1975-1976. Staff Attorney and Lobbyist, Nevada Department of Consumer Affairs, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1976-1977. Clark County Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, 1977-1979. Chief Trial Deputy, Nevada State Public Defenders Office, Carson City, Nevada, 1979-1980. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Nevada, 1980-1982. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)
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Reported Cases
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State v. Dist. Ct. (Epperson), 120 Nev. 254 (2004); Sheriff v. Marcus, 116 Nev. 188 (2000); DeRosa v. Dist. Ct., 115 Nev. 225 (1999); Sheriff v. Dhadda, 115 Nev. 175 (1999); State v. Lomas, 114 Nev. 313 (1998); Young v. State, 103 Nev. 233 (1987); Pendleton v. State, 103 Nev. 95 (1987); Central Bit Supply, Inc. v. Waldrop Drilling, 102 Nev. 139 (1986); Sheriff v. Myles, 99 Nev. 817 (1983); United States v. Wilcox, 640 F. 2d 970 (9th Circuit, 1980); Hill v. Sheriff, 95 Nev. 438 (1979).
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ISLN
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902774863
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