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Jayon ANDERSON, Petitioner, v. The EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT of the State of Nevada, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF CLARK, Respondent, The State of Nevada, Real Party in Interest.
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a pro se original postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. An original petition in this court for a writ of habeas corpus is an improper method to challenge the conviction, as such a petition should be made in the district court in the first instance. NRS 34.738; NRAP 22 (“An application for an original writ of habeas corpus should be made to the appropriate district court. If an application is made to the district court and denied, the proper remedy is by appeal from the district court's order denying the writ.”). Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 84449
Decided: April 21, 2022
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada.
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