Opinion
No. 67729
05-18-2015
ANTHONY LAMAR THOMAS, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This appeal was initiated by the filing of a pro se notice of appeal. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Jennifer P. Togliatti, Judge.
Apellant filed a pro se notice of appeal on April 2, 2015. In his notice of appeal, appellant stated that he was pursuing a "Lozada appeal," and set forth a number of claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The documents before this court do not indicate that a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus has been filed or denied in the district court. Because appellant failed to designate an appealable decision, we
A post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus is the exclusive remedy to challenge the validity of a judgment of conviction and sentence, see NRS 34.724(2)(b), and must be filed in the district court in the first instance, see NRS 34.738(1). We express no opinion as to whether appellant can satisfy the procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34.
/s/_________, J.
Parraguirre
/s/_________, J.
Douglas
/s/_________, J.
Cherry
cc: Hon. Jennifer P. Togliatti, District Judge
Anthony Lamar Thomas
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk