LABASTIDA v. STATE

No. 25685.

931 P.2d 1334 (1996)

112 Nev. 1502

Kriseya J. LABASTIDA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamilton & Lynch, Reno, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Terrence P. McCarthy, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Respondent.


OPINION

STEFFEN, Chief Justice:

Appellant Kriseya J. Labastida's infant son died of injuries inflicted by his father, who cohabited with Labastida. Labastida insisted that she had no knowledge of the father's violent abuse. Labastida was acquitted of first-degree murder and child abuse, but convicted of second-degree murder and child neglect. The latter two convictions resulted in sentences of life in prison and a consecutive twenty years, respectively...

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