GEARY v. STATE

No. 33410.

977 P.2d 344 (1999)

Melvin Joseph GEARY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Specchio, Public Defender, and John Reese Petty, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, for appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Terrence P. McCarthy, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In 1993, a jury found appellant Melvin Joseph Geary guilty of first degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon and sentenced him to death. This court affirmed his conviction, reversed his death sentence, and remanded for a new penalty hearing. In October 1998, another jury returned a sentence of death, and Geary subsequently informed the district court that he wanted to waive his direct...

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