NEVADA DEPT. OF PRISONS v. BOWEN

No. 17395.

745 P.2d 697 (1987)

NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS, George Sumner, Director, Appellant, v. Wayne L. BOWEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 20, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen. and Arthur G. Noxon, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for appellant.

Terri Steik Roeser, State Public Defender and Michael K. Powell, Chief Appellate Deputy State Public Defender, Carson City, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting respondent's post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and ordering respondent's immediate release from prison. We affirm.

The facts are not disputed. On June 29, 1979, respondent was convicted of one count of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon. Respondent was sentenced to two consecutive seven-year prison terms; seven years for the robbery and seven...

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