IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

JOSE ALBERTO CANDELAS, No. 77688 Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL This is a pro se appeal from a district court order denying a presentence motion to withdraw a guilty plea. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Valerie Adair, Judge.

This court's review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect.

Specifically, an order denying a presentence motion to withdraw a guilty plea is not a final appealable order; the decision may be challenged on appeal from the judgment of conviction. NRS 177.015(3); NRS 177.045: Hargrove v. State, 100 Nev. 498, 686 P.2d 222 (1984). Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, and we ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.

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( 0) I947A / 1- 2- 30 cc: Hon. Valerie Adair, District Judge Jose Alberto Candelas Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk D. Matthew Lay

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