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JONES v. STATE

No. 12844.

707 P.2d 1128 (1985)

Robert Charles JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 17, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey D. Sobel, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Robert J. Miller, Dist. Atty., James Tufteland, Douglas McCarthy and Scott S. Mitchell, Deputys, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

A jury found Robert Jones guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. Jones challenges both the conviction and the imposition of the death sentence in this appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the conviction but set aside the death sentence and remand for a new penalty hearing.

THE FACTS

In the early morning hours of September 29, 1978 an argument erupted in the Chy Inn Bar between Jones and...

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