ABDULLAH v. STATE

No. 57818.

294 P.3d 419 (2013)

Bilal ABDULLAH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 14, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra L. Stewart , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven Wolfson , District Attorney, and Steven S. Owens , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

Before PICKERING, C.J., HARDESTY and SAITTA, JJ.


OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

In this appeal, we address the district court clerk's authority to prepare and file a notice of appeal on an appellant's behalf. We conclude that the district court clerk lacks authority to prepare and file a notice of appeal on an appellant's behalf unless authorized by statute or court rule. There are two relevant examples. First, NRS 177.075(2) authorizes the district...

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