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Butterfield v. State

Supreme Court of Nevada.
Feb 18, 2011
373 P.3d 900 (Nev. 2011)

Opinion

No. 57530.

02-18-2011

Robert L. BUTTERFIELD, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Robert L. Butterfield Attorney General/Carson City


Robert L. Butterfield

Attorney General/Carson City

ORDER DENYING PETITION

This is a proper person petition for extraordinary relief, labeled “Petitioner's/Plaintiff's motion for release from slavery, peonage, and involuntary servitude from respondent's custody until court's final decision/determination weather [sic] or not plaintiffs been violated of constitutional due process of law and did the court have jurisdiction or the discharge of the penal bond by petitioner.” We have reviewed the documents submitted in this matter, and without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised therein, we decline to exercise original jurisdiction in this matter. To the extent petitioner challenges the validity of his judgment of conviction and sentence, this claim must be raised in a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court in the first instance. NRS 34.724(2)(b) ; NRS 34 .738(1). Accordingly, we

We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34.

ORDER the petition DENIED.


Summaries of

Butterfield v. State

Supreme Court of Nevada.
Feb 18, 2011
373 P.3d 900 (Nev. 2011)
Case details for

Butterfield v. State

Case Details

Full title:Robert L. BUTTERFIELD, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Court:Supreme Court of Nevada.

Date published: Feb 18, 2011

Citations

373 P.3d 900 (Nev. 2011)