Weakland v. State

OPINION

Gerald R. Weakland pled guilty to second degree murder for the killing of Hilda Kraus. In connection with his plea, Weak-land made a written and videotaped statement implicating Rosalie Maxwell and Frank LaPena. At the preliminary hearing for Maxwell and LaPena, Weakland repeated his statement, testifying that he was hired by Maxwell and LaPena to kill Kraus. Weakland later repudiated these statements at the Maxwell and LaPena trials, asserting that neither Maxwell nor LaPena was involved in the killing. The state subsequently charged that Weakland committed perjury when he denied…