Legal Opinion

Standen v. State of Nevada

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1985No. 16128PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

A jury found Warren Robert Standen guilty of first degree murder with a deadly weapon and sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole. Since the murder was accomplished with the use of a deadly weapon, the penalty was enhanced and the district judge sentenced Standen to two consecutive terms of life • without the possibility of parole. Standen challenges his conviction in this appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The Facts

On February 1, 1978, deputies of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a location in Sparks on a report of an injured woman.…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  3. Bolden v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Standen v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Mercado v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1984

4Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. SMILENew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. Warren Robert Standen v. Harol WhitleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. State v. GarySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  4. United States v. MagnanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
  5. Warren Robert Standen v. Harol WhitleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993

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