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DEAN v. NARVAIZA

No. 81209.

502 P.3d 177 (2022)

138 Nev. Adv. Opn. 2

Sean Maurice DEAN, Appellant, v. Aitor NARVAIZA, Elko County Sheriff, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED January 13, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lockie & Macfarlan, Ltd., and David B. Lockie , Elko, for Appellant.

Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, Carson City; Tyler J. Ingram , District Attorney, and Mark S. Mills , Deputy District Attorney, Elko County, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, HARDESTY and STIGLICH, JJ., and GIBBONS, Sr. J.

OPINION

In this appeal, we consider whether a defense attorney's overt interjection of racial stereotypes into a criminal trial constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. In conducting voir dire, counsel discussed several offensive racial stereotypes. Because counsel carelessly introduced racial animus...

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