Perez (Michael) v. Dist. Ct. (State) ( 2014 )


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  •                 entered into a plea agreement later that year and was sentenced to 5 to 15
    years in prison. This court reversed his convictions on the grounds that
    the district court's improper involvement in the plea negotiations was
    inherently coercive under Cripps v. State, 
    122 Nev. 764
    , 
    137 P.3d 1187
    (2006). Perez v. State, Docket No. 60743 (Order of Reversal and Remand,
    February 14, 2013). On February 7, 2014, Perez filed a motion to dismiss
    the indictment. Thereafter, the district court denied the motion,
    concluding that Perez's challenge should have been raised in a pretrial
    petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Thereafter, Perez filed a motion for
    reconsideration. The district court granted the motion for reconsideration
    to consider Perez's motion to dismiss on the merits but nevertheless
    denied the motion.
    We conclude that extraordinary relief is not warranted in this
    instance. Perez's challenge to the grand jury proceedings centers upon the
    admissibility of certain evidence, but the core of his argument is that
    insufficient evidence was presented to the grand jury to establish probable
    cause. Challenges to the grand jury's probable cause determination are
    appropriately raised in a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus, see
    NRS 34.700, rather than a motion to dismiss the indictment, see NRS
    174.105. A pretrial habeas petition based on a lack of probable cause must
    be filed within 21 days after an accused's first appearance in district court.
    Perez's challenge to the grand jury proceedings was clearly untimely.
    While the district court granted reconsideration of its decision after
    correctly denying his motion, we conclude that Perez has failed to
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    demonstrate that our intervention is warranted under the circumstances.
    Accordingly, we deny the petition. See NRAP 21(b).
    It is so ORDERED. 2
    Poet, u,y           J.
    Pickering
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    cc:   Hon. Carolyn Ellsworth, District Judge
    Clark County Public Defender
    Attorney General/Carson City
    Clark County District Attorney
    Eighth District Court Clerk
    2 We deny petitioner's motion for a stay of the district court
    proceedings.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 65475

Filed Date: 5/1/2014

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021