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MATTER OF B.J.W.-A.

No. 83621, No. 84276.

522 P.3d 814 (2023)

139 Nev. Adv. Opn. 1

In the MATTER OF B.J.W.-A., Date of Birth: 10/21/2002, a Minor 18 Years of Age. B.J.W.-A., Appellant, v. The State of Nevada, Respondent. In the Matter of B.J.W.-A., Date of Birth: 10/21/2002, a Minor 19 Years of Age. B.J.W.-A., Appellant, v. The State of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Filed January 12, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JoNell Thomas , Special Public Defender, and Julian R. Gregory , Chief Deputy Special Public Defender, Clark County, for Appellant.

Aaron D. Ford , Attorney General, Carson City; Steven B. Wolfson , District Attorney, Jonathan E. VanBoskerck , Chief Deputy District Attorney, and Tanner L. Sharp , Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, EN BANC.

OPINION

In 2015, the Legislature amended the statute criminalizing lewdness with a child, NRS 201.230, by redefining the crime based on the ages of the perpetrator and the victim. Under these amendments, if the victim is under the age of 14, the crime constitutes a category A felony, unless an exception...

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