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SANDSTROM v. DIST. CT.

No. 45153.

119 P.3d 1250 (2005)

Wayne SANDSTROM, Petitioner, v. The SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, in and for the County of Washoe, and the Honorable Jerome M. Polaha, District Judge, Respondents, and The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 22, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy T. Bosler, Public Defender, and Chris C. Fortier, Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, for Petitioner.

Brian Sandoval, Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick, District Attorney, and Gary H. Hatlestad, Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Real Party in Interest.

Before ROSE, GIBBONS and HARDESTY, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This original petition for a writ of certiorari or in the alternative a writ of mandamus challenges the district court's jurisdiction to entertain an appeal by the State, from a justice court order granting a motion to dismiss a misdemeanor criminal complaint. Because of the absence of any specific case law interpreting the statute at issue, we have addressed the merits of the petition in this published opinion. We hold that the...

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