Larkins (Justin) Vs. Dist. Ct. (State, Dep'T Of Corr.) ( 2021 )


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  •         IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
    JUSTIN ALEXANDER RASHAD                                  No. 83752
    LARKINS,
    Petitioner,
    vs.
    THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
    COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,
    FILED
    IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF                                   DEC 0 3 2021
    CLARK,                                                    ELIZABETI A BROWN
    Respondent,                                                   OF PREME COURT
    and                                                             CLERK
    THE STATE OF NEVADA
    DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS;
    AND WILLIAM HUTCHINGS,
    WARDEN,
    Real Parties in Interest.
    ORDER DENYING PETITION
    This is an original pro se petition for a writ of mandamus or
    prohibition seeking the application of credits to petitioner's sentence
    pursuant to statutory amendments made to NRS 209.4465 in the last
    legislative session.
    At the outset, we note that petitioner has not provided this
    court with exhibits or other documentation that would support his claims
    for relief. See NRAP 21(a)(4) (providing the petitioner shall submit an
    appendix containing all documents "essential to understand the matters set
    forth in the petition"); Pan v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 
    120 Nev. 222
    , 228,
    
    88 P.3d 840
    , 844 (2004) (Petitioner[ ] carr[ies] the burden of demonstrating
    that extraordinary relief is warranted.").
    Moreover, having considered the petition, we are not persuaded
    that writ relief is warranted because petitioner has a plain, speedy, and
    sio
    '
    adequate remedy available to him by way of an appeal from the district
    court's denial of such relief in the first instance. "A postconviction petition
    for a writ of habeas corpus is 'the only remedy available to an incarcerated
    person to challenge the computation of time that the person has served
    pursuant to a judgment of conviction."' Williams u. Nev., Depit of Corr., 
    133 Nev. 594
    , 596, 
    402 P.3d 1260
    , 1262 (2017) quoting NRS 34.724(2)(c); see also
    Pan, 120 Nev. at 224, 
    88 P.3d at 841
     (writ relief is proper only when there
    is no plain, speedy, and adequate remedy at law). Accordingly, we
    ORDER the petition DENIED.
    At.,4
    Hardesty
    , C.J.
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    cc:   Justin Alexander Rashad Larkins
    Attorney General/Carson City
    Eighth District Court Clerk
    SOMME COURT
    OF
    NEVADA
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Document Info

Docket Number: 83752

Filed Date: 12/3/2021

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 12/6/2021