COLWELL v. STATE

No. 38375.

59 P.3d 463 (2002)

Lawrence COLWELL, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Oram, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart L. Bell, District Attorney, and Lynn M. Robinson, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a district court order denying a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant Lawrence Colwell, Jr., faces a death sentence. He contends for various reasons that the district court erred in denying his habeas petition without holding an evidentiary hearing. We conclude that this contention lacks merit. He also contends that his sentencing by a three-judge panel violated his Sixth Amendment...

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