Opinion
No. 63770
02-12-2014
MICHAEL JAMES BETTS, Appellant, v. BRIAN E. WILLIAMS, WARDEN, Respondent.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
This is a proper person appeal from an order of the district court denying a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Joseph T. Bonaventure, Senior 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 petition filed on May 23, 2013, appellant claimed that the Nevada Department of Corrections had not provided him with enough credits for his participation in various courses. The district court considered the merits of the claims and denied the petition.
The documents before this court indicate that appellant expired his sentence subsequent to the district court's denial of the petition, and was discharged from the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. This court has recognized that expiration of a defendant's sentence renders any question concerning the computation of the sentence moot. See Johnson v. Dir., Nev. Dep't of Prisons, 105 Nev. 314, 316, 774 P.2d 1047, 1049 (1989). Thus, because the documents before this court indicate that appellant has expired his sentence, appellant's petition was rendered moot. Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
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Pickering
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Parraguirre
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Saitta
cc: Chief Judge, Eighth Judicial District Court
Hon. Joseph T. Bonaventure, Senior Judge
Michael James Betts
Attorney General/Carson City
Eighth District Court Clerk