HART v. STATE

No. 29857.

1 P.3d 969 (2000)

Ralph Laurence HART, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Laurence Hart, Carson City, in Proper Person.

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Attorney General, Carson City; Stewart L. Bell, District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This is a proper person appeal from a district court order denying a motion to withdraw a guilty plea brought subsequent to entry of the judgment of conviction. We hold that the district court erred in considering the motion as a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus and in concluding that it was untimely, pursuant to NRS 34.726(1). However, we further hold that the equitable doctrine of laches applies to motions...

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