Holden (Jim) v. State ( 2015 )

 Appellant contends that the district court erred by denying his
petition because Lafler v. Cooper, 566 U.S. , 132 S. Ct. 1376 (2012), and
Missouri v. Frye, 566 U.S. 132 S. Ct 1399 (2012), provided good cause
to excuse the procedural bars. We disagree. Appellant's case was final
when those cases were decided and he fails to demonstrate that their
holdings apply retroactively to him. See Clem v. State, 119 Nev. 615, 627-
28, 81 P.3d 521, 530-31 (2003). Moreover, appellant fails to demonstrate
prejudice because he concedes that his ineffective-assistance claim under
Cooper and Frye lacks merit and is not properly litigated in this appeal.
Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
Saitta
Gibboris Pickering
Plek0A ,J.
cc: Hon. Carolyn Ellsworth, District Judge
Karen A. Connolly, Ltd.
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk
SUPREME COURT
OF
NEVADA
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