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Shelly J. NEWTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a judgment of conviction. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Michelle Leavitt, Judge.
This court's preliminary review of this appeal reveals a jurisdictional defect. Specifically, the district court entered the judgment of conviction on December 15, 2017. Appellant did not file the notice of appeal, however, until November 30, 2018, well after the expiration of the 30-day appeal period prescribed by NRAP 4(b). “[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). To the extent that appellant's appeal is in regard to the postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus, no decision had been made on the petition when appellant filed the notice of appeal on November 30, 2018. See NRS 177.015(3). Accordingly, we conclude that we lack jurisdiction to consider this appeal, and we
ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 77593
Decided: December 17, 2018
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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