ALFORD v. STATE

No. 24865.

906 P.2d 714 (1995)

Frederick Edson ALFORD, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 30, 1995


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parsons & FitzSimmons, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart L. Bell, District Attorney, James Tufteland, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Robert L. Langford, Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

In this appeal we hold that a first-degree murder conviction based on felony-murder cannot be sustained unless the indictment or information puts the defendant on notice of this charge and states facts which support the conclusion that the murder was committed during the commission of an identified felony.

Appellant Alford stands convicted of first-degree murder with the use of...

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