Opinion
No. 77645-COA
09-10-2019
JACQUES ANTON LANIER, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
Jacques Anton Lanier appeals from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of conspiracy to commit battery. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Eric Johnson, Judge.
Lanier claims he should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea and proceed to trial because both his counsel and the court rushed him into entering the guilty plea. Except when an error clearly appears on the record, "this court will not consider a challenge to the validity of a guilty plea unless the defendant first brings his or her challenge in the district court." Smith v. State, 110 Nev. 1009, 1010 n.1, 879 P.2d 60, 61 n.1 (1994). Lanier does not allege, and the record before this court does not indicate, that he sought withdrawal of his plea in the district court. Because the record does not demonstrate clear error with regard to the entry of the guilty plea, we decline to address Lanier's claim, and we
ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED.
/s/_________, C.J.
Gibbons /s/_________, J.
Tao /s/_________, J.
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