Mitchell v. Nev. Legislative Counsel, 430 P.3d 529 (2018)

Nov. 15, 2018 · Supreme Court of Nevada · No. 76960
430 P.3d 529

Deangelo Lamont MITCHELL, Petitioner,
v.
NEVADA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL, Respondent

No. 76960

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Deangelo Lamont Mitchell

Attorney General/Carson City

ORDER DENYING PETITION

This petition for a writ of mandamus requests clarification of whether the Legislature's 2017 amendment to NRS 176.017, which applied prospectively only, violates equal protection and due process. We decline to exercise our original jurisdiction because petitioner ultimately challenges the validity of his judgment and sentence and therefore must pursue his claims in a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court in the first instance.1 NRS 34.724(2)(b) ; NRS 34.738(1). Accordingly, we

ORDER the petition DENIED.