Nevada Supreme Court· 7/7/1994

Riley v. State

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878 P.2d 272
110 Nev. 638
1994 Nev. LEXIS 94

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recognizing that counsel's failure to object to prosecutorial misconduct may constitute deficient performance
explaining that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to have the defendant psychologically evaluated despite indications that the defendant had previously been hospitalized and had abused drugs
explaining that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to have the defendant psychologically evaluated despite indications that the defendant had previously been hospitalized and had abused drugs
explaining that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to have the defendant psychologically evaluated despite indications that the defendant had previously been hospitalized and had abused drugs
noting petitioner bears the burden of establishing prejudice as a result of counsel's failure to object or argue issues of prosecutorial misconduct on appeal
giving deference to district court's findings related to ineffective-assistance claim, including credibility determination

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