IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

DAVID EUGENE ABARA, No. 71538 Petitioner, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, FILED Respondent.

NOV 1 7 2016 ORDER DENYING PETITION This petition for a writ of mandamus challenges 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. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.170. 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

j. J.

Hardesty

cc: David Eugene Abara Attorney General/Carson City Washoe County District Attorney Washoe District Court Clerk

'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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