MATTHEWS v. NEVEN

2:14-cv-00472-GMN-PAL

250 F.Supp.3d 751 (2017)

Jemar D. MATTHEWS, Petitioner, v. Dwight NEVEN, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Nevada.

Signed March 31, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 2254
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Nature of Suit: 530 Habeas Corpus (General)
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd M. Leventhal , Leventhal and Associates, Las Vegas, NV, for Petitioner.

Victor H. Schulze, II , Nevada Attorney General's Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Respondents.


ORDER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Introduction

This action is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, by Jemar D. Matthews, a Nevada prisoner. The court concludes that Matthews' trial was rendered unfair by improper comments made by the prosecutor in her rebuttal closing arguments, and that the prosecutorial misconduct was not harmless. The...

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