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WOODS v. STATE

No. 57481.

291 P.3d 1284 (2013)

William Andrew WOODS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 17, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karla K. Butko , Verdi, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Richard A. Gammick , District Attorney, and Joseph R. Plater , Deputy District Attorney, Washoe County, for Respondent.

David M. Schieck , Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Before PICKERING, C.J., GIBBONS, HARDESTY, PARRAGUIRRE, DOUGLAS, CHERRY and SAITTA, JJ.

OPINION1

PER CURIAM:

In this appeal, we consider whether the State's failure to file a responsive pleading in justice court, leading to dismissal of a criminal complaint, constitutes conscious indifference to a defendant's procedural rights and/or important procedural rules barring a new prosecution for the same offense. First, we consider whether a conscious indifference analysis applies where, as here, the State's failure...

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