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Bolich v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Apr 15, 2015
No. 67236 (Nev. App. Apr. 15, 2015)

Opinion

No. 67236

04-15-2015

THOMAS M. BOLICH, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, 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An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority.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 an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing a post-conviction petition requesting a genetic marker analysis. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Elizabeth Goff Gonzalez, 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 August 7, 2014, Bolich requested that his blood sample that was drawn after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence should be tested for his DNA because the lab technician who did the analysis on the sample was later fired for tampering with blood samples. Bolich asserted that if the blood sample tested did not match his DNA, there would be no reason or justification for charging him with driving under the influence of alcohol.

We conclude that the district court did not err in dismissing the petition because Bolich failed to demonstrate that a reasonable possibility existed that he would not have been prosecuted if a genetic marker analysis demonstrated that the blood tested was not his. NRS 176.09183(1)(a), (5)(b). Bolich was pulled over for driving with suspended license plates. The officer who conducted the stop noted that Bolich smelled of alcohol, had watery eyes, and had an unsteady gait. Although the record does not indicate that Bolich disclosed how many drinks he had consumed, the type of alcohol consumed, or the time period when the alcohol was consumed, the record does demonstrate that Bolich told the officer that he had been drinking that night. Bolich also failed several field sobriety tests. This would have been sufficient evidence to prosecute Bolich of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. See NRS 484C.110(1)(a); Long v. State, 109 Nev. 523, 528, 853 P.2d 112, 115 (1993). Further, we note that Bolich pleaded guilty and his identity was not at issue in this matter. Accordingly, we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.

/s/_________, C.J.

Gibbons

/s/_________, J.

Tao

/s/_________, J.

Silver
cc: Hon. Elizabeth Goff Gonzalez, District Judge

Thomas M. Bolich

Attorney General/Carson City

Clark County District Attorney

Eighth District Court Clerk


Summaries of

Bolich v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Apr 15, 2015
No. 67236 (Nev. App. Apr. 15, 2015)
Case details for

Bolich v. State

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS M. BOLICH, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: Apr 15, 2015

Citations

No. 67236 (Nev. App. Apr. 15, 2015)