CHAPPELL v. STATE

No. 77002.

501 P.3d 935 (2021)

137 Nev. Adv. Opn. 83

James Montell CHAPPELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

FILED December 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rene L. Valladares , Federal Public Defender, and Bradley D. Levenson , Ellesse Henderson , and Scott Wisniewski , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, and Alexander G. Chen , Chief Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.


OPINION

Several mandatory procedural bars apply to postconviction habeas petitions under NRS Chapter 34. To overcome those mandatory procedural bars and avoid dismissal of a postconviction habeas petition, a petitioner must demonstrate good cause and prejudice unless certain narrow exceptions apply. A petitioner...

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