CARDOVA v. STATE

No. 33873.

6 P.3d 481 (2000)

Clyde CORDOVA, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

August 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Calvert, Reno, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Gary H. Hatlestad, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Respondent.

BEFORE MAUPIN, SHEARING and BECKER, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

A jury found appellant Clyde Cordova, Jr., guilty of second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Cordova contends that the jury instruction defining implied malice was erroneous, the enhancement for use of a deadly weapon does not apply in this case, and a witness for the State improperly testified regarding Cordova's veracity.

FACTS

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