Thursday, May 15, 2014 | 2:32 p.m.
CARSON CITY —– A panel of the Nevada Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by Herbie F. Moore, who was convicted of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder in the shooting death of another man and the wounding two women in Las Vegas in June 2010.
The court denied Moore’s claims that evidence should have been suppressed and that witness testimony was coerced by police.
Moore was convicted of fatally shooting of Patrick Beverly and wounding Latisha Dorsey and Amber Lawrence. Moore and Beverly had an argument previously that day, according to court documents.
Moore’s mother told police he confessed the killing to her, according to court documents.
In his appeal, Moore claimed her testimony was gained through threats by police that she would lose custody of her children.
The court panel said there was testimony at trial that police told Moore’s mother she would lose custody if she lied and that she was scared. The panel said the testimony was properly presented to the jury
Moore was sentenced to 20 years to life plus a consecutive term of four to 10 years.
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