Becoat (Charles) v. State ( 2016 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
CHARLES BECOAT, No. 70443
Petitioner,
vs. FILED
THE STATE OF NEVADA,
Respondent. JUL 1 3 2016
TRACIE K LINDEMAN
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
ORDER DENYING PETITION BY_SACta--
DEPUTY CLER
This is a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which
petitioner challenges the validity of his judgment of conviction and the
conditions of his confinement. Without deciding upon the merits of any
claims raised in the documents submitted in this matter, we decline to
exercise our original jurisdiction. A challenge to the validity of the
judgment of conviction must be raised in a postconviction petition for a
writ of habeas corpus filed in the district court in the first instance.' NRS
34.724(2)(b); NRS 34.738(1). A challenge to the conditions of confinement
is outside the scope of claims permissible in a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus. See Bowen v. Warden, 100 Nev. 489, 686 P.2d 250 (1984).
Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED. 2
Johns.
1 We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the
procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34.
2 We further deny the motion and affidavit to grant certiorari and
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appeal.
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cc: Charles Becoat
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk
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