Opinion
No. 74616
03-14-2018
JAMES CLARK WILLIAMS, 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.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus. James Clark Williams asserts he is being restrained of his liberty because he cannot go out on the Las Vegas strip without fear of being arrested and subjected to contempt of court due to an underlying conviction. Williams requests this court to vacate his conviction because insufficient evidence supports his conviction. Alternatively, he requests this court to grant him a new trial.
"An application for an original writ of habeas corpus should be made to the appropriate district court." NRAP 22. Further, a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a conviction can be raised on direct appeal from the judgment of conviction. See NRS 5.073; NRS 177.015(1)(a); NRS 189.010; NRS 266.595. Accordingly, we conclude this court's intervention by way of extraordinary writ is not warranted. Therefore, without considering the merit of the claims raised, we
We express no opinion whether any such appeal would be timely. See NRS 5.073; NRS 189.010; NRS 266.595. --------
ORDER the petition DENIED.
/s/_________, C.J.
Silver /s/_________, J.
Tao /s/_________, J.
Gibbons cc: James Clark Williams
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk