JONES v. STATE

No. 23451.

877 P.2d 1052 (1994)

Edward Lee JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Pescetta, Executive Director, Nevada Appellate and Postconviction Project, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Rex Bell, Dist. Atty., James Tufteland, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., and David Price Schwartz, Deputy Dist. Atty., Clark County, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Edward Lee Jones was convicted of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon for the stabbing death of his girlfriend, Pamela L. Williams. The jury found the existence of two aggravating circumstances and sentenced Jones to death. Jones appeals his conviction and sentence, asserting numerous assignments of error. For the reasons stated below, we reverse Jones' conviction and remand for a new trial.

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