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Jonathan THOMAS, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK; and the Honorable Carolyn Ellsworth, District Judge, Respondents, The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This original petition for a writ of mandamus seeks an order directing the district court to dismiss the indictment against petitioner on the ground that the State violated NRS 178.415(4). Without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised in the documents submitted in this matter, we decline to exercise our original jurisdiction. See State v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 127 Nev. 927, 931, 267 P.3d 777, 779-80 (2011) (“[T]he decision to entertain an extraordinary writ petition lies within our discretion”). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 75634
Decided: July 20, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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