Legal Opinion

McCullough v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 30, 1978No. 9728PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Upon his plea of guilty to the crime of attempted burglary, the appellant was sentenced to serve a term of four years in prison. He now complains that the court should have inquired into his competency to enter a guilty plea since he had only an eighth grade education; that he had been promised probation by someone; and, in any event, the sentence imposed is too severe.

His contentions are before us because of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Sanchez v. State, 85 Nev. 95, 450 P.2d 793 (1969), and counsel for appellant has filed with us his affidavit of “no merit appeal.”…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Sanchez v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Collins v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Carter v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1968

4Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. HorineCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1983
  2. Renard v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Medical Multiphasic Testing, Inc. v. LinneckeNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Medical Multiphasic Testing, Inc. v. LinneckeNevada Supreme Court · 1979

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