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Horton v. State

Supreme Court of Nevada.
Feb 9, 2011
373 P.3d 923 (Nev. 2011)

Opinion

No. 56718.

02-09-2011

John David HORTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

John David Horton Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney


John David Horton

Attorney General/Carson City

Clark County District Attorney

ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

This is a proper person appeal from an order of the district court denying a motion to modify or correct sentence. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; David Wall, Judge.

This appeal has been submitted for decision without oral argument, NRAP 34(f)(3), and we conclude that the record is sufficient for our review and briefing is unwarranted. See Luckett v. Warden, 91 Nev. 681, 682, 541 P.2d 910, 911 (1975).

In his motion filed on July 15, 2010, appellant claimed that he should only have been convicted of a misdemeanor for driving under the influence and not felony-level driving under the influence. Appellant failed to demonstrate that the district court relied on mistaken assumptions regarding his criminal record that worked to his extreme detriment. See Edwards v. State, 112 Nev. 704, 708, 918 P.2d 321, 324 (1996). Appellant further failed to demonstrate that his sentence was facially illegal and that the district court lacked jurisdiction. See id. Notably, appellant entered a guilty plea to felony-level driving under the influence, and appellant may not challenge the validity of his plea or the effective assistance of counsel in a motion to modify or correct sentence. We therefore conclude that the district court did not err in denying appellant's motion. Accordingly, we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Horton v. State

Supreme Court of Nevada.
Feb 9, 2011
373 P.3d 923 (Nev. 2011)
Case details for

Horton v. State

Case Details

Full title:John David HORTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Court:Supreme Court of Nevada.

Date published: Feb 9, 2011

Citations

373 P.3d 923 (Nev. 2011)