ARMENTA-CARPIO v. STATE

No. 60371.

306 P.3d 395 (2013)

Javier ARMENTA-CARPIO, a/k/a Javier Carpio Armenta, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin C. Durham , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, and Steven S. Owens , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

By the Court, PARRAGUIRRE, J.:

Appellant Javier Armenta-Carpio went to trial facing strong evidence, including his own admissions, that he had sexual contact with a child. Under the circumstances, defense counsel made a strategic decision to concede that there had been some sexual contact between Armenta-Carpio and the victim and to concentrate instead on the extent of the contact and whether the State had charged Armenta-Carpio with more...

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