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Joseph LAGUNA, a/k/a Joey Laguna, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL
This is a pro se appeal from a district court order denying a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Carolyn Ellsworth, Judge.
This court’s review of this appeal reveals jurisdictional defects. Specifically, the notice of appeal was untimely filed. See NRAP 34.575; Lozada v. State, 110 Nev. 349, 871 P.2d 944 (1994). Moreover, appellant has previously appealed the order denying a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus in Docket No. 78867. A second duplicate appeal may not be pursued. Accordingly, this court
ORDERS this appeal DISMISSED.
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Docket No: No. 80484
Decided: March 16, 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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