Opinion
No. 57125.
07-14-2011
Troy Robert GIBBS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
Flangas Law Office Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney
Flangas Law Office
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of possession of a stolen vehicle. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Donald M. Mosley, Judge.
Appellant Troy Robert Gibbs contends that his guilty plea was not entered knowingly and voluntarily. We have repeatedly stated that challenges to the validity of a guilty plea must generally be raised in the district court in the first instance by either filing a motion to withdraw the guilty plea or commencing a post-conviction proceeding pursuant to NRS Chapter 34. See Bryant v. State, 102 Nev. 268, 272, 721 P.2d 364, 368 (1986), limited by Smith v. State, 110 Nev. 1009, 1010 n.1, 879 P.2d 60, 61 n.1 (1994) ; see also O'Guinn v. State, 118 Nev. 849, 851–52, 59 P.3d 488, 489–90 (2002). The record does not indicate that Gibbs challenged the validity of his guilty plea in the district court, and we conclude that his claim is not appropriate for review in this appeal, see O'Guinn, 118 Nev. at 851–52, 59 P.3d at 489–90, and we
ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED.