STEVEN ROBERTS v. THE STATE OF NEVADA (2026)

ORDER DENYING PETITION

This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges the State's decision to charge petitioner Steven A. Roberts with attempted murder. Roberts seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the district court to dismiss the charging document.

Having considered the petition and supporting documents, we decline to intervene because Roberts has not demonstrated that extraordinary relief is warranted. Chasing Horse v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 140 Nev., Adv. Op. 63, 555 P.3d 1205, 1211 (2024) (stating that the petitioner has the burden in an original proceeding); see Smith v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 107 Nev. 674, 677, 818 P.2d 849, 851 (1991) (recognizing that writ relief is an extraordinary remedy and that this court has sole discretion in determining whether to entertain a writ petition). In particular, Roberts has adequate remedies in the ordinary course through a motion to dismiss the charging document or through an appeal from a judgment of conviction should he be convicted. See NRS 34.170; Walker v. Second Jud. Dist. Ct., 136 Nev. 678, 681, 476 P.3d 1194, 1197 (2020) ( “Because mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, this court does not typically employ it where ordinary means, already afforded by law, permit the correction of alleged errors.”); Pan v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 120 Nev. 222, 224, 88 P.3d 840, 841 (2004) (“[T]he right to appeal is generally an adequate legal remedy that precludes writ relief.”). Accordingly, we

ORDER the petition DENIED.

Herndon, C.J.

Bell, J.

Cadish, J.