A petition that challenges the validity of a judgment of conviction or sentence must be in substantially the following form, with appropriate modifications if the petition is filed in the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court:
NRS 34.735
Petition: Form for challenging validity of judgment of conviction or sentence
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Phelps v. Director, Nevada Department of Prisons (1988)
Most recently applied in CHAPPELL (JAMES) v. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-PC) (December 2021)
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1210; A 1989, 451; 1991, 79; 1993, 243; 1995, 2460; 2001, 21; 2001 Special Session, 207; 2003, 1473; 2007, 1429; 2013, 1736; 2023, 1621)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.