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Billy Joe FLETCHER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a purported decision denying a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Susan Johnson, Judge.
This court's review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. The documents before this court indicate that a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus has not been filed in district court case number C163409, the designated district court case number, since June 26, 2001. Notice of entry of the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order was filed on August 2, 2001. Thus, to the extent appellant appeals from this order, the appeal is untimely. “[A]n untimely notice of appeal fails to vest jurisdiction in this court.” Lozada v. State, 110 Nev. 349, 352, 871 P.2d 944, 946 (1994). Further, review of the district court minute entries reveals that the district court has not entered any other appealable order in the underlying matter. Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, and we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 74741
Decided: March 07, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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