DUMAS v. STATE

No. 25321

903 P.2d 816 (1995)

Zollie Edward DUMAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 4, 1995


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Schieck, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart L. Bell, District Attorney, James Tufteland, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Lynn M. Robinson, Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.


OPINION

SPRINGER, Justice:

This is an appeal from an order denying Dumas' petition for post-conviction relief, which is based on a claim that defense counsel failed to obtain and present psychological testimony relative to Dumas' mental status at the time of the killing out of which this first-degree murder conviction arose. We reverse on the ground that failure to present psychological or other evidence pertaining to mental status rendered Dumas' representation...

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