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GAINES v. STATE

No. 33681.

998 P.2d 166 (2000)

Melvin Taylor GAINES, Appellant, v. The State of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and Sharon G. Dickinson, Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart L. Bell, District Attorney, and James Tufteland and Brian S. Rutledge, Chief Deputy District Attorneys, Clark County, for Respondent.

JoNell Thomas, Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and the Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

BEFORE MAUPIN, SHEARING and BECKER, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

SUMMARY

This case presents a significant issue of first impression—whether NRS 176.0913, a statute that authorizes DNA testing for certain enumerated criminal offenses, is constitutional. Additionally, this matter addresses whether the district court erred in refusing to credit appellant, Melvin Taylor Gaines ("Gaines"), for time served in custody on the various sentences imposed in the district court. For...

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