MANUEL HECTOR CARRASCO v. THE STATE OF NEVADA (2024)

ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

Manuel Hector Carrasco appeals from a district court order denying a motion for sentence modification filed on October 4, 2023. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Jacqueline M. Bluth, Judge.

In his motion, Carrasco sought modification of his sentence because he (1) has spent the last 17 years making himself a better man, including completing several programs and obtaining his high school diploma; (2) ended his gang involvement; (3) has post-release plans, including living with his sister, obtaining a sponsor, and getting a job; (4) desires to change and live a productive life; (5) had no prior criminal history; (6) lost his brother and mother while incarcerated; and (7) has lived daily with the consequences of his actions and has worked to change.

These claims were outside the scope of claims permissible in a motion to modify sentence. See Edwards v. State, 112 Nev. 704, 708, 918 P.2d 321, 324 (1996) (recognizing “a motion to modify a sentence is limited in scope to sentences based on mistaken assumptions about a defendant's criminal record which worked to the defendant's extreme detriment”). Therefore, without considering the merits of these claims, we conclude the district court did not err by denying Carrasco's motion. Accordingly, we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.¹

Gibbons, C.J.

Bulla, J.

Westbrook, J.

FOOTNOTES

1.   To the extent Carrasco raises arguments that are not specifically addressed in this order, we have considered the same and conclude that they do not present a basis for relief.