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John Elvin TURNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
John Elvin Turner appeals from a district court order denying a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed on April 8, 2019. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Tierra Danielle Jones, Judge.
In his petition, Turner sought the application of statutory good-time credit to his minimum term. The district court found that Turner had had a parole hearing and had been granted parole. Therefore, the district court concluded any challenge to the application of credit to Turner's minimum term was moot and it denied the petition. The record supports the district court's finding, and we conclude the district court did not err by denying the petition. See Williams v. State Dep't of Corr., 133 Nev. 594, 600 n.7, 402 P.3d 1260, 1265 n.7 (2017) (“[N]o relief can be afforded where the offender has already expired the sentence or appeared before the parole board on the sentence.” (internal citation omitted)). Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 79293-COA
Decided: May 27, 2020
Court: Court of Appeals of Nevada.
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