Longoria v. State

OPINION

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for first degree murder. Appellant Longoria argues that the district court committed reversible error by permitting the prosecution to cross-examine him about his alleged commission of attempted murder in a prior incident. We agree, and we therefore reverse and remand.

In the early morning of January 1, 1980, in downtown Reno, Longoria was approached by one James Jimenez. The two men bought a bottle of tequila, and then went to Longoria’s hotel room to drink and play cards. After a while, Longoria went to bed, telling Jimenez that he could…