Opinion
No. 69175
12-17-2015
DEMETRIUS EDWARD JOSEPH, Petitioner, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
cc: Demetrius Edward Joseph Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney Eighth District Court Clerk
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner challenges the validity of his judgment of conviction. We have reviewed the documents submitted in this matter, and without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised therein, we decline to exercise original jurisdiction in this matter. A challenge to the validity of the judgment of conviction must be raised in a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court in the first instance. NRS 34.724(2)(b); NRS 34.738(1). Accordingly, we
We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34. --------
ORDER the petition DENIED.
/s/_________, J.
Saitta /s/_________, J.
Gibbons /s/_________, J.
Pickering cc: Demetrius Edward Joseph
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk