USA - Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Richard Canape

The Nevada Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Richard Canape, now 61, Black, ruling his public defender was deficient in representing him. Canape has been on Nevada's death row for nearly 3 decades. He was sentenced to death for the October 7, 1988 murder and robbery of Manuel Toledo. The Supreme Court dismissed Canape's claims that his trial lawyer at the time, Stephen Dahl with the Clark County public defender's office, was ineffective during trial. But justices said Canape was not adequately represented during the penalty phase.