Opinion
No. 57760.
02-24-2011
Kevin Scott DAVIS, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
Kevin Scott Davis Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney
Kevin Scott Davis
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a proper person petition for a writ of mandamus/prohibition. Petitioner challenges his judgment of conviction and asserts he received ineffective assistance of counsel. 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. See NRS 34.170 ; NRS 34.330. A challenge to the validity of the judgment of conviction 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.