Davis v. State

817 P.2d 1169 (1991)

Roger Brent DAVIS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

No. 21568.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 17, 1991.

Goodman, Stein & Chesnoff, Las Vegas, Nev., for appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., and Stuart J. Newman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for respondent.

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice:

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon for the death of his girlfriend, Sandee Cusson, in 1986. His direct appeal to this court was dismissed in July, 1988. Appellant now appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for…