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State v. Powell

Citations

  • 122 Nev. 751
  • 138 P.3d 453
  • 122 Nev. Adv. Rep. 65
  • 2006 Nev. LEXIS 74

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  • recognizing that district courts are vested with broad discretion regarding supplemental pleadings in postconviction cases
  • recognizing that a supplemental petition relates back to the filing date of the original petition
  • noting that whether to dismiss a petition under NRS 34.800 is discretionary
  • \An attorney must make reasonable investigations or a reasonable decision that particular investigations are unnecessary.\ (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 691 (1984))
  • \An attorney must make reasonable investigations or a reasonable decision that particular investigations are unnecessary.\ (citing Strickland, 466 U.S. at 691)

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Judges: Agree, Becicer, Douglas, Gibbons, Hardesty, Maupin, Parraguirre, Rose

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