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The former Clark County elected official convicted of murdering a Las Vegas journalist is asking the state's high court to grant him a new trial.

A public defender representing Robert Telles filed a petition with the Nevada Supreme Court last week to reverse the guilty verdict in the 2022 killing of Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, 69. He was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison.

Among other claims, the 252-page petition argues that Telles' defense was hampered because an expert witness, former Seattle Police Lt. David T. Sweeney, was excluded. According to the appeal, Sweeney would have helped bolster the defense argument that Telles was framed by pointing out "numerous omissions and misrepresentations" in a search warrant.

The appeal also argues that Judge Michelle Leavitt, who presided over the trial, should have informed the defense of a jury note indicating they were deadlocked. Telles' attorney at trial, Robert Draskovich, sought clarity on the note last fall and filed a request for an evidentiary hearing.