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STATE v. LUCERO

No. 54375.

249 P.3d 1226 (2011)

The STATE of Nevada, Appellant, v. Arthur Louis LUCERO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 17, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick , District Attorney, and Gary H. Hatlestad , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Appellant.

Jennifer L. Lunt , Alternate Public Defender, and Mary Pat Barry , Deputy Alternate Public Defender, Washoe County, for Respondent.

BEFORE DOUGLAS, C.J., PICKERING and HARDESTY, JJ.

OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

A conviction for level-three trafficking in a controlled substance results in a mandatory minimum prison term of 10 years pursuant to NRS 453.3385(3), unless the defendant renders substantial assistance to law enforcement pursuant to NRS 453.3405(2). Under the substantial-assistance exception, the district court has discretion to reduce or suspend the mandatory minimum...

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