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COTE H. v. DIST. CT.

No. 48455.

175 P.3d 906 (2008)

COTE H., A Minor, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, In and For the COUNTY OF CLARK, and the Honorable William O. Voy, District Judge, Family Court Division, Respondents, and The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 31, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Kohn, Public Defender, and Jessica W. Murphy, Deputy Public Defender, Clark County, for Petitioner.

Catherine Cortez Masto, Attorney General, Carson City; David J. Roger, District Attorney, and Mary D. Brown, Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Real Party in Interest.

BEFORE GIBBONS, C.J., CHERRY and SAITTA, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

In resolving this petition for a writ of prohibition or mandamus, we consider whether NRS 201.230(1), which defines the offense of lewdness with a minor under the age of 14, can, be used to adjudicate as delinquent a minor under the age of 14. We conclude that because NRS 201.230's plain, broad language applies to "persons" of all ages, the statute can be used to adjudicate as delinquent minors under the age of 14, even though...

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