SHERIFF, LANDER COUNTY, NEV. v. MORFIN

No. 21769.

816 P.2d 453 (1991)

SHERIFF, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, Stephe Biship and Nevada State Prison, Appellants, v. Joseph Charles MORFIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., and Robert E. Wieland, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for appellants.

David C. McElhinney, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

In December of 1989, respondent Joseph Charles Morfin was convicted of one misdemeanor count of annoyance or molestation of a minor and four felony counts of lewdness with a child under the age of fourteen. Only one child victim was involved in these counts.

During respondent's sentencing hearing, the state presented testimony from two other child victims. These children testified that...

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