BANKA v. STATE

No. 80181.

476 P.3d 1191 (2020)

136 Nev. Adv. Opn. 81

Jack Paul BANKA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed December 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pariente Law Firm, P.C., and John Glenn Watkins and Michael D. Pariente , Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, Taleen R. Pandukht , Chief Deputy District Attorney, and Michael G. Giles , Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE GIBBONS, STIGLICH and SILVER, JJ.


OPINION

In this appeal, we consider whether a defendant must be informed of the existence of a mandatory minimum fine in order to make a knowing, voluntary decision to enter a plea. Here, the defendant was informed that he faced a mandatory fine of up to $5,000, but not that the fine would be at least...

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