RILEY v. STATE

No. 21240.

808 P.2d 561 (1991)

Billy Ray RILEY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and Stephen J. Dahl, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Rex Bell, Dist. Atty. and William T. Koot, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

ROSE, Justice:

This case involves the conviction of Billy Ray Riley for first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon and a sentence of death. The issue at hand is whether this court should impose sanctions against Riley's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Stephen J. Dahl, for failing to comply with the briefing schedule. We conclude that sanctions should not be imposed.

On July 25, 1990, this court entered an order setting forth a briefing...

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