Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 | 4:23 p.m.
CARSON CITY — A Las Vegas killer is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his death sentence, alleging his lawyer was ineffective during the penalty hearing.
James M. Chappell, 35, was convicted in 1996 in the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Panos, 26, who was the mother of his three children.
The court today said it will hear oral arguments March 3 on his petition.
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