Court upholds Carson rape conviction
Court upholds Carson rape convictionNevada Appeal Capitol Bureau The Nevada Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Carson jury's 2008 conviction of Gerald Karpe on six counts of raping an 8-year-old boy.District Judge Todd Russell imposed five consecutive life sentences on Karpe, each carrying a minimum 20 years in prison, and one concurrent life sentence with parole possible after 20 years.That means Karpe, 44, would have to serve at least 100 years before he could get out of prison.He maintained his innocence throughout the trial.He appealed, accusing the state of improperly withholding evidence and misconduct during trial.But the court found Karpe's counsel was aware of the report in question but didn't ask detailed questions about it or seek a continuance to investigate. As a result, the evidence potentially refuting testimony by one trial witness didn't come to light until after the trial."Because Karpe did not seek to continue the trial in order to complete an investigation of this new information or take