IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

KENNETH LYNN ARTHUR MORRELL, No. 73071 Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, MED Respondent.

JUN 2 0 2ffil ELI7ABETH,Q . BROWN

7: CI.15.41(1 ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL This is a pro se appeal from a district court order denying a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; William D. Kephart, Judge.

Our review• of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect.

Specifically, no appeal lies from a district court order denying a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Gary v. Sheriff, 96 Nev. 78, 605 P.2d 212 (1980). The right to appeal is statutory; where no statute or court rule provides for an appeal, no right to appeal exists. See Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 352, 792 P.2d 1133, 1135 (1990). Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, and we ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.

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SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

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