Cordova v. State

OPINION

A jury found appellant Clyde Cordova, Jr., guilty of second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Cordova contends that the jury instruction defining implied malice was erroneous, the enhancement for use of a deadly weapon does not apply in this case, and a witness for the State improperly testified regarding Cordova’s veracity.

FACTS

Early in the morning on March 11, 1997, there was a knock at the door of Richard Harding’s apartment on Kietzke Avenue in Reno. Harding was present with other residents of the apartment and some visitors. Harding approached the door and asked, “Who…