Dotson v. State

OPINION

On July 26, 1995, the district court convicted appellant, pursuant to a guilty plea, of one count of possession of a controlled substance, a violation of NRS 453.336. The district court sentenced appellant to serve six years in the Nevada State Prison. Appellant did not file a direct appeal.

On December 29, 1995, appellant filed in the district court a proper person post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On January 8, 1996, without appointing counsel, conducting an evidentiary hearing, or receiving a response from the state, the district court dismissed appellant’s…