HARVEY v. STATE

No. 11863.

619 P.2d 1214 (1980)

William Donald HARVEY and Joe Angel Hernandez, Appellants, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren Graham, Zephyr Cove, for appellants.

Richard H. Bryan, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Michael S. Rowe, Dist. Atty., Douglas County, Minden, for respondent.


OPINION

BATJER, Justice:

A jury found appellants Harvey and Hernandez guilty of robbery. In this appeal it is contended that joint representation by appointed counsel resulted in a conflict of interest and a denial of effective assistance of counsel. We reverse.

On the night of December 4, 1978, appellants entered the East Fork Bar in Gardnerville, Nevada, where Mrs. Marie Corda was working as bartender. Appellants had apparently been drinking alcoholic...

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