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Jefferson v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Aug 5, 2015
No. 66989 (Nev. App. Aug. 5, 2015)

Opinion

No. 66989

08-05-2015

JASON MARKETH JEFFERSON, 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An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority.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 a judgment of conviction, entered pursuant to a guilty plea, of battery constituting domestic violence. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Jennifer P. Togliatti, Judge.

Appellant Jason Marketh Jefferson argues the district court committed plain error by considering a presentence investigation report (PSI) created for a recent separate case and not ordering a PSI to be prepared for this case. Jefferson did not request a new PSI and thus, we review for plain error. See Valdez v. State, 124 Nev. 1172, 1190, 196 P.3d 465, 477 (2008) (reviewing unpreserved claims for plain error). The PSI the district court relied upon in this case was created less than five years before Jefferson's sentencing date, and therefore the district court properly concluded a new PSI was not necessary. See NRS 176.135(3)(b). Moreover, at the sentencing hearing, Jefferson acknowledged that there were no errors contained in the PSI and Jefferson received the sentence he stipulated to in the plea agreement. Therefore, Jefferson fails to demonstrate plain error affecting his substantial rights. See Valdez, 124 Nev. at 1190, 196 P.3d at 477 (stating plain error affecting a defendant's substantial rights is error causing "actual prejudice or a miscarriage of justice." (internal quotation marks omitted)). Accordingly, we

ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED.

/s/_________, C.J.

Gibbons

/s/_________, J.

Tao

/s/_________, J.

Silver
cc: Hon. Jennifer P. Togliatti, District Judge

Clark County Public Defender

Attorney General/Carson City

Clark County District Attorney

Eighth District Court Clerk


Summaries of

Jefferson v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Aug 5, 2015
No. 66989 (Nev. App. Aug. 5, 2015)
Case details for

Jefferson v. State

Case Details

Full title:JASON MARKETH JEFFERSON, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: Aug 5, 2015

Citations

No. 66989 (Nev. App. Aug. 5, 2015)