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WHITE v. STATE

No. 10286.

591 P.2d 266 (1979)

Ronald Gregory WHITE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Randall Mainor, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert J. Miller, Dist. Atty., H. Leon Simon, Chief Appellate Deputy Dist. Atty. and James N. Tufteland, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

Ronald Gregory White, found guilty of extortion, asks that we set aside his conviction asserting that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. He also contends that words uttered by the prosecutor during summation amounted to a comment on his failure to testify thereby nullifying a fair trial. We find no merit to either contention and affirm the conviction.

On September 23, 1976, Charlene Coffman received a telephone...

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