Legal Opinion

State v. LaPena

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 7, 1998No. 29429Published

1Opinion of the Court

968 P.2d 750 (1998)

The STATE of Nevada, Appellant/Cross-Respondent,

v.

Frank LaPENA, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

No. 29429.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 7, 1998.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart L. Bell, District Attorney; and James Tufteland, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

David M. Schieck, Las Vegas, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

OPINION

ROSE, J.

In 1977, respondent/cross-appellant Frank LaPena was convicted of first degree murder and robbery with the use of a deadly weapon. This court reversed the conviction and…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Warren Lee Harris v. Marvin ReedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Sanborn v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991

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