BLANTON v. NORTH LAS VEGAS MUN. COURT

Nos. 17940, 17976, 17997 to 18000, 18032, 18065, 18073, 18092 and 18140.

748 P.2d 494 (1987)

Melvin R. BLANTON, Appellant, v. The NORTH LAS VEGAS MUNICIPAL COURT, North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Honorable Gary Davis, Municipal Judge Thereof, Respondents. Jeanette HILTON, Appellant, v. The CITY OF LAS VEGAS, COUNTY OF CLARK, State of Nevada, Respondent. Samuel Ray FLANAGAN, Appellant, v. The Honorable A. Loring PRIMEAUX, Municipal Court Judge, In and For the City of Las Vegas, Respondent. Patricia Ann COLLIE, Appellant, v. The Honorable A. Loring PRIMEAUX, Municipal Court Judge, In and For the City of Las Vegas, Respondent. Vincent H. WOODS, Appellant, v. The Honorable A. Loring PRIMEAUX, Municipal Court Judge, In and For the City of Las Vegas, Respondent. James ARCADE, Appellant, v. The Honorable Stephen C. WEBSTER, Municipal Court Judge, In and For the City of Las Vegas, Respondent. CITY OF LAS VEGAS, Nevada, and A. Loring Primeaux, Judge of the Las Vegas Municipal Court, Appellants, v. Joseph M. FEELY, Respondent. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK, and the Honorable Addeliar D. Guy, District Judge, Respondents. Mark D. Fraley, Real Party in Interest. CITY OF LAS VEGAS, Nevada, and Stephen Webster, Judge of the Municipal Court, Appellants, v. James P. CUNNINGHAM, Sr., Respondent. Anthony L. WILEY, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK, and the Honorable Stephen L. Huffaker, District Judge, Respondents. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Municipal Court of the City of Las Vegas, the Honorable A. Loring Primeaux, Judge, Real Party in interest. Timothy John CAHALIN, Appellant, v. The Honorable Stephen WEBSTER, Municipal Court Judge, In and For the City of Las Vegas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Graves, Leavitt & Koch and John G. Watkins, Las Vegas, for appellant Melvin R. Blanton.

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, Craig B. Davis, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for respondents Joseph M. Feely and James P. Cunningham, Sr., and for appellants Jeanette Hilton, Samuel Ray Flanagan, Patricia Ann Collie, Vincent H. Woods, James Arcade and Timothy John Cahalin and petitioner Anthony L. Wiley.

George F. Ogilvie, City Atty., Nancy A. Becker, and Lawrence M. Moore, Deputy City Attys., Las Vegas, for appellants, respondents City of Las Vegas, Stephen C. Webster and A. Loring Primeaux.

Roy A. Woofter, City Atty. and Mark Zalaoras, Deputy City Atty., North Las Vegas, for petitioner, respondents City of North Las Vegas and Gary J. Davis.

John G. Watkins, Las Vegas, for real party in interest Mark D. Fraley.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen. and James L. Rankl, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for State of Nev., amicus curiae.


OPINION

GUNDERSON, Chief Justice:

This court consolidated the instant appeals and petitions to consider two questions. First, is NRS 266.550, which precludes jury trials in municipal courts, constitutional?1 Second, does either the United States Constitution or the Nevada State Constitution mandate that persons charged in the municipal courts with driving under the influence of alcohol...

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