Doggett v. Warden, Nevada State Prison

OPINION

This is an appeal from an order denying post-conviction relief on the ground that appellant had failed to establish his mental incompetence to stand trial.

1. The Facts.

In 1958, appellant, DeOrval Doggett, was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. The trial court denied defense counsel’s motion for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence regarding defendant’s sanity. Appellant had failed to reveal until the trial was underway that he had previously been committed to a mental institution.

No appeal was taken from…