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LaPENA v. STATE

No. 10009.

643 P.2d 244 (1982)

Frank Ralph LaPENA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 13, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiener, Goldwater, Waldman & Gordon, Ltd., Richard A. Wright, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Richard Bryan, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Robert J. Miller, Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

SPRINGER, Justice:

Frank LaPena has appealed from convictions of robbery and first degree murder. The convictions are reversed because the prosecution's case depended substantially upon out-of-court statements and preliminary examination testimony obtained from a purported accomplice, Jerry Weakland, who testified pursuant to an executory conditional plea bargain.

Weakland was apprehended for the robbery and murder of Hilda Kraus. He ultimately...

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