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SINGLETON v. STATE

No. 7228.

522 P.2d 1221 (1974)

George D. SINGLETON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender and Michael A. Cherry, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Roy A. Woofter, Dist. Atty. and Daniel M. Seaton, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice:

Appellant George D. Singleton was convicted of the killing of Carl Arthur Benson in Las Vegas and was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole.

The volume of proof of his complicity was abundant. His defense was based almost entirely on that of insanity. The jury, however, accepted the expert testimony that Singleton knew the difference between right and wrong when he committed the killing.

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