Hall v. State

OPINION

Appellant was charged with murder in early 1965. Before his plea was entered, his counsel requested a psychiatric examination. Upon receipt of a verbal report from the examining psychiatrist, a plea of not guilty was entered. Shortly thereafter, appellant changed his plea to guilty of second degree murder. Sentencing was delayed so that the trial judge could obtain a written report from the examining psychiatrist. On May 21, 1965, the trial judge had the report and referred to it while imposing a sentence of not less than 10 nor more than 50 years in the Nevada State Prison.

In his…