AMBER MICHEL WOFFORD v. NEVEN (2019)

Supreme Court of Nevada.

AMBER MICHEL WOFFORD, Appellant, v. Dwight NEVEN, Warden, Florence Mcclure Women's Correctional Facility; and James Dzurenda, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections, Respondents.

No. 76133

Decided: July 24, 2019

Las Vegas Defense Group, LLC Attorney General/Las Vegas

ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

This is an appeal from a district court order denying a post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus or mandamus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Timothy C. Williams, Judge.

Having considered the parties’ arguments and the record, we are not persuaded that our decision in Winkle v. Foster, 127 Nev. 488, 269 P.3d 898 (2011), warrants revisiting. Thus, based on Winkle, respondents correctly denied appellant's request to be placed in residential confinement because she was not within one year of parole eligibility. Id. at 493, 269 P.3d at 901. The district court, therefore, correctly denied appellant's writ petition wherein she sought an order directing such placement. Accordingly, we

ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.

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