PATTERSON v. STATE

No. 54408.

298 P.3d 433 (2013)

Michael D. PATTERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Lisa Rasmussen, PC, and Lisa A. Rasmussen , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, Steven S. Owens , Chief Deputy District Attorney, and Carrie A. Morton , Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE HARDESTY, PARRAGUIRRE and SAITTA, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

Appellant Michael Patterson was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and discharge of a firearm into a vehicle. He now appeals arguing, among other things, that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated when he was denied his counsel of choice at his preliminary hearing before the justice court.

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