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Floyd v. Baca

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Jun 15, 2017
No. 71355 (Nev. Jun. 15, 2017)

Opinion

No. 71355

06-15-2017

JAMES KENNETH FLOYD, Appellant, v. ISIDRO BACA, WARDEN, Respondent.


ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

This is a pro se appeal from a district court order denying appellant James Floyd's July 19, 2016, postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; William A. Maddox, Judge. Floyd challenged the computation of time he has served. We affirm.

This appeal has been submitted for decision on the record without briefing or oral argument. NRAP 34(f)(3), (g); see also NRAP 31(d)(1); Luckett v. Warden, 91 Nev. 681, 682, 541 P.2d 910, 911 (1975).

Floyd claimed that the Nevada Department of Corrections is not deducting statutory credits from his minimum sentences pursuant to NRS 209.4465(7)(b). Floyd's claim lacks merit. NRS 209.4465(7) begins, "Except as otherwise provided in subsection[ ] 8," and NRS 209.4465(8) specifically excludes offenders convicted of category B felonies from deducting statutory credits from their minimum sentences. Floyd's controlling sentences are for category B felonies, see NRS 205.060; NRS 205.275(2)(c), that were committed after the effective date of NRS 209.4465(8). Accordingly, Floyd is not entitled to the deduction of credits from his minimum sentences, and we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.

/s/_________, J.

Hardesty

/s/_________, J.

Parraguirre

/s/_________, J.

Stiglich cc: First Judicial District Court, Dept. 1

Hon. William A. Maddox, Senior Judge

James Kenneth Floyd

Attorney General/Carson City

Carson City Clerk


Summaries of

Floyd v. Baca

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Jun 15, 2017
No. 71355 (Nev. Jun. 15, 2017)
Case details for

Floyd v. Baca

Case Details

Full title:JAMES KENNETH FLOYD, Appellant, v. ISIDRO BACA, WARDEN, Respondent.

Court:SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: Jun 15, 2017

Citations

No. 71355 (Nev. Jun. 15, 2017)