Opinion
No. 59830.
02-08-2012
James Stanley HECKMAN, Jr., Petitioner, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
James Stanley Heckman, Jr. Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney
James Stanley Heckman, Jr.
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a proper person petition for a writ of mandamus, or in the alternative, a writ of prohibition. Petitioner challenges the calculation of the computation of time served. Petitioner also claims that the Nevada Department of Corrections has denied him placement in a minimum custody institution. 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 34.160 ; NRS 34.170 ; NRS 34 .320; NRS 34.330. To the extent petitioner challenges the computation of time served, his claims must be raised in a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court. See NRS 34.724(2)(c). To the extent petitioner seeks a designation of “minimum custody status,” appellant has no due process right to placement in a minimum custody institution. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.