State v. LaPena

*1160OPINION

By the Court,

Rose, J.:

In 1977, respondent/cross-appellant Frank LaPena was convicted of first degree murder and robbery with the use of a deadly *1161weapon. This court reversed the conviction and remanded for a new trial. In 1989, LaPena was again convicted of first degree murder and robbery, and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This court affirmed the conviction. In 1992, LaPena filed a petition for post-conviction relief (the “PCR petition”), which the district court denied; this court remanded the case for an evidentiary hearing. In December 1993, LaPena…