Kimmel v. Warden

*7OPINION

In 1978, appellant was convicted upon jury verdict of two counts of first degree murder and six counts of attempted murder. Appellant’s conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by this court in Burns v. State, 96 Nev. 802, 618 P.2d 881 (1980). In February of 1983, appellant brought a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court, challenging the propriety of a jury instruction which had been given at his trial. The district court denied the petition and this appeal ensued. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court’s ruling.

Appellant…