Opinion
83287-COA
12-29-2021
MICHAEL DEMAR JINGLES, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
Michael Demar Jingles Attorney General/Carson City
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
Michael Demar Jingles Attorney General/Carson City
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
Gibbons, C.J.
Michael Demar Jingles appeals from an order of the district court denying a motion for modification of sentence filed on April 26, 2021. Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; Kathleen M. Drakulich, Judge.
In his motion, Jingles claimed he was entitled to relief because a statement in the judgment of conviction indicated judicial bias. Jingles claim fell outside the narrow scope of claims permissible in a motion for modification of sentence. See Edwards v. State, 112 Nev. 704, 708, 918 P.2d 321, 324 (1996). Therefore, without considering the merits of the claim raised in the motion, we conclude the district court did not err by denying the motion. Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
To the extent Jingles raises new arguments in his informal brief, we decline to consider them on appeal in the first instance. See McNelton v. State, 115 Nev. 396, 415-16, 990 P.2d 1263, 1275-76 (1999).
Tao, Bulla, J.
Hon. Kathleen M. Drakulich, District Judge