Craig v. Warden, Nevada State Prison

OPINION

Appellant was charged with armed robbery and with being an habitual criminal under NRS 207.010. (See previous appeal at 85 Nev. 130, 451 P.2d 365 (1969).) He was duly convicted of the robbery charge, and after a hearing on the habitual criminal charge, was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 31, 1967. At the sentencing hearing, appellant’s attorney argued with reference to the habitual criminal charge and then requested that appellant himself be allowed to speak. The trial judge denied this request and subsequently imposed sentence of life imprisonment.

Appellant brought this action…