Curry v. Slansky

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

EDWARD C. REED, JR., District Judge.

Petitioner was convicted in 1982 by a Nevada district court jury of battery with the use of a deadly weapon and battery causing substantial bodily harm. He was sentenced to a term of twenty years through application of the State’s habitual criminal statute. He has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Three grounds have been set forth in his petition.

1. Waiver of Counsel

At the close of the prosecution’s case in chief, Petitioner asked that his Court-ap pointed counsel be discharged and that…