Opinion
No. 64973
05-12-2014
JERRY D. POUGH, Petitioner, v. THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARK, Respondent, and THE STATE OF NEVADA, Real Party in Interest.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority.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 proper person petition for a writ of mandamus asking this court to dismiss criminal charges. Petitioner contends that his speedy trial rights were violated, the State withheld evidence, and the district court should have allowed him to represent himself without questioning his competency or appointing standby counsel. Without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised in the documents submitted in this matter, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction. See NRS 34.160; NRS 34.170. Petitioner has an adequate remedy at law, as he may challenge his conviction on direct appeal from a judgment of conviction. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
__________, J.
Hardesty
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Douglas
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Cherry
cc: Hon, Douglas W. Herndon, District Judge
Jerry D. Pough
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk