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EVANS v. STATE

No. 35641.

28 P.3d 498 (2001)

Vernell Ray EVANS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JoNell Thomas, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

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

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

BECKER, J.:

In 1994 appellant Vernell Ray Evans was convicted of burglary and four counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. This court affirmed his conviction and sentence. He then filed a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which the district court denied without holding an evidentiary hearing. Evans appeals.

The overarching issue is whether any of Evans's claims warranted an evidentiary hearing. We...

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