AMEZCUA v. EIGHTH JUDICIAL DIST. COURT

No. 63724.

319 P.3d 602 (2014)

Sergio AMEZCUA, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF the STATE of Nevada, in and for the COUNTY OF CLARK, and the Honorable Rob Bare, District Judge, Respondents, and The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Pariente Law Firm, P.C., and Michael D. Pariente , Las Vegas, for Petitioner.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, and Steven S. Owens , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Real Party in Interest.

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The right to a jury trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution depends on whether an offense is "petty" or "serious." In this original proceeding, we consider whether certain collateral consequences of a conviction for first-offense domestic battery, such as an evidentiary presumption in child custody and dependency actions, limitations on the right to possess a firearm, and possible deportation, make it...

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