Shawn (Rick) v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Shawn (Rick) v. State

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

RICK SHAWN, No. 85471 Appellant, vs. THE STATE OF NEVADA, ILE Respondent. NOV Olt 2022

ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

This is a pro se notice of appeal from an order of the district

court denying a motion to correct sentence. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Bita Yeager, Judge. This court's review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, the district court entered the order denying the motion to

correct sentence on August 8, 2022.1 Appellant did not file the notice of

appeal, however, until October 4, 2022, well after the expiration of the 30- day appeal period prescribed by NRAP 4(b). Lozada v. State, 110 Nev. 349, 352, 871 P.2d 944, 946 (1994) (explaining that an untimely notice of appeal fails to vest jurisdiction in this court). To the extent that appellant's appeal is in regard to the order denying a motion for immediate release from prison, no statute or court rule provides for an appeal from such an order. Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 352, 792 P.2d 1133, 1135 (1990) (stating that court

lIt appears that the underlying district court case was dismissed with prejudice on March 4, 2010. SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

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• ..N..•• : has jurisdiction only when statute or court rule provides for appeal). Accordingly, this court

ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.2

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, J. Cadish

Sr.J. Pickering Gibbons

CC: Hon. Bita Yeager, District Judge Rick Shawn Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk

'The Honorable Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice, participated in the decision of this matter under a general order of assignment. SUPREME COURT OF

NEVADA

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