statement offered against him. 1 See NRS 51.035(3)(a); E/vik v. State, 114 Nev. 883, 896, 965 P.2d 281, 289-90 (1998).

Appellant next argues that the district court improperly

admitted hearsay testimony concerning the victim's arrest for solicitation

along with another young woman with whom appellant had contact.

Appellant suggests that the testimony resulted in his conviction based on

guilt by association. Appellant objected, and the district court sustained

the objection. The parties subsequently agreed to craft an appropriate

curative instruction. Although it is unclear from the limited record

provided by appellant whether an instruction was given to the jury, we

nevertheless conclude that any error was harmless considering the

strength of the evidence against appellant, the relative insignificance of

the challenged testimony, and the gravity of the offense. Smith v. State,

111 Nev. 499, 506, 894 P.2d 974, 978 (1995).

'In the fast track statement, appellant cites to an unpublished order of this court for support. We remind appellant's counsel that an unpublished order has no precedential value and it is improper to cite to and rely on unpublished dispositions of this court. See SCR 123 (providing that "[a]n unpublished opinion or order of [this court] shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority" subject to exceptions that do not apply here).

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U Having considered appellant's arguments and concluded that

they lack merit, we

ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED. 2

Jeg.4-7Z-1 J. Hardesty

J. 0\247 Cherry

cc: Hon. Stefany Miley, District Judge Marchese Law Office Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk

2 Despite appellant counsel's verification that the fast track statement complies with applicable formatting requirements, the fast track statement does not comply with NRAP 32(a)(5) because the footnotes are not the same typeface and size as the body of the text. See NRAP 3C(h)(1). We also note that despite respondent counsel's verification that the fast track response complies with applicable formatting requirements, the fast track response does not comply with NRAP 32(a)(4) because portions of it are not double-spaced. See id. We caution counsel that future failure to comply with the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure when filing briefs with this court may result in the imposition of sanctions. See NRAP 3C(n); NRAP 28.2(b).

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