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Rene F. FERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court order denying a “motion to amend judgment of conviction pursuant to NRCP Rule 59(e).” Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Douglas Smith, Judge.
This court's review of this appeal reveals jurisdictional defects. Specifically, no statute or court rule provides for an appeal from an order denying a motion to amend a judgment of conviction pursuant to NRCP 59(e) in a criminal matter. Castillo v. State, 106 Nev. 349, 792 P.2d 1133 (1990). Further, the notice of appeal was untimely filed. Lozada v. State, 110 Nev. 349, 871 P.2d 944 (1994) (an untimely notice of appeal fails to vest jurisdiction in this court). Accordingly, we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 77255
Decided: November 19, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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