Valencia (Ceasar) v. State ( 2013 )

 the charges against him and the consequences of his plea. Valencia claims
that "he was incorrectly advised by both the district court and trial counsel
that his plea in the instant matter would not affect his probation" in an
unrelated case. Challenges to the validity of a no contest plea must
generally be raised in the district court in the first instance by either filing
a motion to withdraw the plea or commencing a post-conviction proceeding
pursuant to NRS Chapter 34. See Bryant v. State, 102 Nev. 268, 272, 721
P.2d 364, 368 (1986), limited by Smith v. State, 110 Nev. 1009, 1010 n.1,
879 P.2d 60, 61 n.1 (1994); see also O'Guinn v. State, 118 Nev. 849, 851-52,
59 P.3d 488, 489-90 (2002). Valencia did not challenge the validity of his
plea in the district court and we conclude that his claim is not appropriate
for review on direct appeal. See O'Guinn, 118 Nev. at 851-52, 59 P.3d at
489-90. Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED.
J.
Hardesty
POAA
Parraguirre
J.
cc: Hon. Michael Villani, District Judge
Nguyen & Lay
Clark County Public Defender
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk
SUPREME COURT
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