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PERSONIUS v. 9TH JUD. DIST. CT., DOUGLAS CTY.

No. 14506.

661 P.2d 1307 (1983)

William Leigh PERSONIUS, Petitioner, v. The NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, In and For the COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, DEPT. NO. 1 and the Honorable Judge Howard D. McKibben, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Aebi, Carson City, for petitioner.

Brent T. Kolvet, Dist. Atty., and Michael P. Gibbons, Deputy Dist. Atty., Minden, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus, or alternatively, a writ of prohibition, to order the respondent court to hold a hearing on petitioner's suitability for civil commitment in a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program. For the reasons specified below, we deny the petition.

In August, 1982, petitioner pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess stolen property and conspiracy to possess a controlled substance, marijuana. At the time...

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