LaPena v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Frank LaPena and Rosalie Maxwell were charged as principals in the robbery of Marvin and Hilda Krause and in the murder of Hilda Krause on January 14, 1974. That the robbery and murder occurred is not in issue. Maxwell and LaPena *3appeal from orders denying their petition for habeas corpus. They contend that for lack of sufficient corroborating evidence to the testimony of accomplice Gerald Weakland, who admitted the commission of the crime, they should not be bound over for trial.

LaPena and Rosalie Maxwell apparently believed that Marvin Krause was a man who…