HOWARD v. STATE

No. 57469.

291 P.3d 137 (2012)

Samuel HOWARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene Vallardes , Federal Public Defender, and Megan Hoffman and Lori C. Teicher , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, and Jonathan E. VanBoskerck , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE SAITTA, PICKERING and HARDESTY, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

Several pending motions in this case provide us with the opportunity to address the procedures and requirements for sealing documents and records in criminal cases pending in this court. We hold that documents filed in this court are presumptively open to the public unless we exercise our inherent authority and grant a motion to file specific documents under seal based on a showing that such action is required by...

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