AGUILAR v. STATE

No. 12661.

639 P.2d 533 (1982)

Jose Jaime AGUILAR, Appellant, v. STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Gregory Damm, State Public Defender, Robert Bork, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for appellant.

Richard H. Bryan, Atty. Gen., Carson City, John McGimsey, Dist. Atty., Pioche, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Aguilar appeals from a conviction of murder in the first degree and a consequent sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Five assignments of error are considered and rejected; we affirm.

I.

The first assignment of error relates to a comment by the prosecutor at the commencement of the penalty phase. The prosecutor stated to the jury: "Life in prison in our state is fifteen years so, if you impose...

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