Case Name: MELVIN MASTERS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada
Jurisdiction: Nevada
Decision Date: 1975-03-18
Citations: 91 Nev. 170
Docket Number: No. 7646
Parties: MELVIN MASTERS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Nevada Reports
Volume: 91
Pages: 170–171

Head Matter:
MELVIN MASTERS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
No. 7646
March 18, 1975
533 P.2d 765
Rodlin Goff, State Public Defender, Carson City, for Appellant.
Robert List, Attorney General, Carson City, and Rupert C. Schneider, District Attorney, White Pine County, for Respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION
Per Curiam:
Melvin Masters pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a term of eight years in the Nevada State Prison.
Masters' contention of denial of his right to counsel based on being represented by ineffective counsel finds no support in the record based on the standard set out in Founts v. Warden, 89 Nev. 280, 511 P.2d 111 (1973); see also, Warden v. Lischko, 90 Nev. 221, 523 P.2d 6 (1974); nor do Masters' bare allegations overcome the presumption that his attorney fully discharged his duties and the evidence presented at the evidentiary hearing on his petition for post-conviction relief. Warden v. Lischko, supra; Smithart v. State, 86 Nev. 925, 478 P.2d 576 (1970).
Affirmed.