IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

GUSTAVO CONTRERAS, No. 71252 Petitioner, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, ALE Respondent.

NOV 1 7 2016 OWN

ORDER DENYING PETITION This is a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the validity of a judgment of conviction. Without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised in the documents submitted in this matter, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction. A challenge to the validity of the judgment of conviction must be raised in a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court in the first instance. 1 NRS 34.724(2)(b); NRS 34.738(1). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.

Parraguirre

it—Lc Gee-NCI , J. J.

Hardesty cc: Gustavo Contreras Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk

1 We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34.

SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

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