Nevada Supreme Court, 2020

Morrison (Lailoni) Vs. Dist. Ct. (State)

Morrison (Lailoni) Vs. Dist. Ct. (State)
Nevada Supreme Court · Decided October 23, 2020

Morrison (Lailoni) Vs. Dist. Ct. (State)

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

LAILONI DEANDRE MORRISON, No. 81873 Petitioner, vs. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, ALED IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK, OCT 2 3 2020 Respondent, k BROWN PRONE COURT and THE STATE OF NEVADA, Real Party in Interest.

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR PROHIBITION

This original pro se petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition appears to challenge petitioner's equal and consecutive sentence for the use of a deadly weapon. In this, petitioner argues that his sentence for the deadly weapon enhancement should be no more than one to twenty years.

A challenge to a 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. See NRS 34.724; NRS 34.738; NRAP 22.

- 3gclqg .44'1 Therefore, without deciding the merits of the claims raised herein, we determine that our intervention is not warranted, see NRAP 21(b), Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 120 Nev. 222, 228, 88 P.3d 840, 844 (2004) CPetitioner[ ] cardies] the burden of demonstrating that extraordinary relief is warranted."). Accordingly, we ORDER the petition DENIED.

Pidett P ,C.J.

Pickering

Hardesty , J. ‘,..1D , Silver

cc: Lailoni Deandre Morrison Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk

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