Nevada Supreme Court, 2017

Wilson (Delarian) v. State

Wilson (Delarian) v. State
Nevada Supreme Court · Decided November 3, 2017

Wilson (Delarian) v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

DELARIAN KAMERON WILSON, No. 72570 Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA; THE STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF FILED CORRECTIONS; AND JAMES DZURENDA, DIRECTOR, NOV 0 3 2017 Respondents. ELIZABETH k BROWN CLERK F SUPREME COURT BY • DEPUTY CLE RWJ

ORDER VACATING AND REMANDING This is a pro se appeal from a district court order denying a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Linda Marie Bell, Judge.

Appellant Delarian Kameron Wilson argues that the credits he has earned pursuant to NRS 209.4465 must be applied to his parole eligibility as provided in NRS 209.4465(7)(b) (1997). In rejecting Wilson's claim, the district court did not have the benefit of our recent decision in Williams v. State, 133 Nev., Adv. Op. 75, P.3d (2017). 1 There, we held that credits apply to parole eligibility as provided in NRS 209.4465(7)(b) (1997) where the offender was sentenced pursuant to a statute that requires a minimum term of not less than a set number of years

'Having considered Wilson's pro se brief and given our decision in Williams, we conclude that a response is not necessary. NRAP 46A(c). This appeal therefore has been submitted for decision based on the pro se brief and the record. See NRAP 34(0(3).

SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A 400 / 7 - 377S Kty, but does not expressly mention parole eligibility. It is unclear whether Wilson is serving a sentence pursuant to such a statute for an offense committed on or between July 17, 1997, and June 30, 2007.

The district court's order indicates that Wilson was convicted of two counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and one count of sexual assault based on conduct that took place in February 2007. See also Wilson v. State, Docket No. 52104 (Order of Affirmance, July 7, 2009) (summarizing convictions and sentences on direct appeal from judgment of conviction). Pursuant to NRS 209.4465(7)(b) (1997), the credits that Wilson has earned cannot be applied to his parole eligibility on the sentence for the sexual assault because the sentencing statute, NRS 200.366(2)(b), requires that he serve a minimum of 10 years before he is eligible for parole. In contrast, the credits that Wilson earns can be applied to his parole eligibility on the sentences for the robberies with the use of a deadly weapon because the sentencing statutes, NRS 193.165 (1995) and NRS 200.380(2), do not mention parole eligibility. Williams, 133 Nev., Adv. Op. at 5-10. 2 Thus, Wilson would be entitled to relief only if he is serving a sentence for one of the robberies or the attendant weapon enhancements and has not yet appeared before the parole board on that sentence. 3 Because the district court did not have the benefit of our decision in Williams and we cannot determine from the record whether the district court nonetheless reached the correct result based on the sentence that Wilson is currently serving, we

2 As indicated in Williams,the 2007 amendments to NRS 209.4465 do not apply in this case. Williams, 133 Nev., Adv. Op. at 2 n.1.

3 No relief can be granted on any of the robbery or weapon- enhancement sentences that Wilson has already discharged. Williams, 133 Nev., Adv. Op. 75 at 10 n.7.

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(0) 1947A ORDER the judgment of the district court VACATED AND REMAND this matter for the district court to reconsider its decision in light of Williams.

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