State v. Longmire, Jr. (Andre)

• Court: Nevada Supreme Court
• Decided: July 5, 2017
• Docket: 72594
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

THE STATE OF NEVADA, No. 72594 Appellant, vs. ANDRE LAMAR LONGMIRE, JR., Respondent. THE STATE OF NEVADA, No. 72595 Appellant, vs. TOYA TINA TALLIE, Respondent. THE STATE OF NEVADA, No. 72596 Appellant, itfln vs. STELLA MARIE TALLIE, Respondent. 1 :2017

ORDER DISMISSING APPEALS

These are state's appeals from district court orders affirming justice court decisions. Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County; Kimberly A. Wanker, Judge. Our preliminary review of these appeals revealed a potential jurisdictional defect. Specifically, respondents' cases arose in the justice court; the justice court dismissed the charges, and the district court denied appellant's motions for leave to file an information by affidavit. Appellant has responded to our order to show cause and proposes that the district court's denial of the motions should be construed as a final appealable judgment pursuant to NRS 177.015(1)(b), as the functional equivalent of a dismissal.

SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

1947A We disagree. The right to appeal is statutory; where no statute or court rule provides for an appeal, no right to appeal exists. See NRAP 3A(b); Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 792 P.2d 1133 (1990). No statute or court rule provides for an appeal from an order denying a motion to file an information by affidavit. Moreover, the district court has final appellate jurisdiction over cases arising in the justice court. Nev. Const. art. 6, § 6; Tripp v. City of Sparks, 92 Nev. 362, 363, 550 P.2d 419, 419 (1976); Waugh v. Casazza, 85 Nev. 520, 521, 458 P.2d 359, 360 (1969). We conclude that we lack jurisdiction, and we ORDER these appeals DISMISSED.

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cc: Hon. Kimberly A. Wanker, District Judge Attorney General/Carson City Nye County District Attorney Mountain West Lawyers Law Office of Lisa Chamlee, Ltd. David Ricket Harry R. Gensler Andre Lamar Longmire, Jr. Toya Tina Tallie Stella Marie Tallie Nye County Clerk SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA

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