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Ford v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 28, 1989No. 19744PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellant, Priscilla Ford (Ford) was convicted of six counts of first degree murder, twenty-three counts of attempted murder, and sentenced to death. Ford filed a post-conviction petition in district court claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and various other allegations of error. The district court dismissed the petition. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of Ford’s petition.

FACTS

On November 27, 1980, Ford drove her car onto a crowded Reno sidewalk killing seven people and injuring many others. She was represented at her trial for murder and attempted murder by Lew…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Mitchell v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976

4Cited by56 opinions

  1. McConnell v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Steese v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Ford v. WardenNevada Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Butterfield v. CookCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1991
  5. Cruzado v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1994

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