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Polk v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Apr 28, 2020
No. 79701-COA (Nev. App. Apr. 28, 2020)

Opinion

No. 79701-COA

04-28-2020

GERALD JEROME POLK, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.


ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

Gerald Jerome Polk appeals from a district court order denying motions for modification of sentence filed on July 15, 2019, and July 19, 2019. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Cristina D. Silva, Judge.

On appeal, Polk claims the district court erred by denying his claim that his sentence should be modified because the presentence investigation report (PSI) mistakenly stated that he had previously been incarcerated three times. Polk claims he had only been incarcerated two times and this misinformation regarding his criminal record worked to his extreme detriment.

Even assuming it was error for the PSI to state Polk had been to prison three times rather than two, Polk's claim lacks merit. Given the nature of the crimes Polk committed and his prior criminal history, Polk failed to demonstrate the sentencing judge relied on mistaken assumptions regarding his criminal record that worked to his extreme detriment. See Edwards v. State, 112 Nev. 704, 708, 918 P.2d 321, 324 (1996). Therefore, we conclude the district court did not err by denying Polk's claim, and we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.

/s/_________, C.J.

Gibbons

/s/_________, J.

Tao

/s/_________, J.

Bulla cc: Hon. Cristina D. Silva, District Judge

Gerald Jerome Polk

Attorney General/Carson City

Clark County District Attorney

Eighth District Court Clerk


Summaries of

Polk v. State

COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
Apr 28, 2020
No. 79701-COA (Nev. App. Apr. 28, 2020)
Case details for

Polk v. State

Case Details

Full title:GERALD JEROME POLK, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.

Court:COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

Date published: Apr 28, 2020

Citations

No. 79701-COA (Nev. App. Apr. 28, 2020)