WITTER (WILLIAM) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-DIRECT) , 2019 NV 55 ( 2019 )

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Cases Case Search Participant Search 19-46626: This document is currently unavailable. If you need a copy of this document, please contact Clerk's Office at (775)684-1600. Disclaimer: The information and documents available here should not be relied upon as an official record of action. Only filed documents can be viewed. Some documents received in a case may not be available for viewing. Some documents originating from a lower court, including records and appendices, may not be available for viewing. For official records, please contact the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Nevada at (775) 684-1600. Case Information: 73444 Short Caption: WITTER (WILLIAM) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-DIRECT) Court: Supreme Court Related Case(s): 36927, 50447, 52964, 73431, 75417 Lower Court Case(s): Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C117513 Classification: Criminal Appeal - Death Penalty - Direct Disqualifications: Pickering Case Status: Remittitur Issued/Case Closed Replacement: Panel Assigned: En Banc To SP/Judge: SP Status: Oral Argument: Oral Argument Location: Submission Date: How Submitted: + Party Information Role Party Name Represented By Appellant William Lester Witter David Anthony (Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas) Stacy M. Newman (Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas) Tiffany L. Nocon (Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas) Rene L. Valladares (Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas) Respondent The State of Nevada Alexander G. Chen (Clark County District Attorney) Aaron D. Ford (Attorney General/Carson City) Docket Entries Date Type Description Pending? Document 07/12/2017 Filing Fee Appeal Filing fee waived. Criminal. 07/12/2017 Notice of Appeal Documents Filed Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) 17-23231 07/13/2017 Other Justice Kristina Pickering disqualified from participation in this matter. Disqualification Reason: Voluntary Recusal. 07/17/2017 Order/Incoming Filed District court order. Certified copy of order filed in district court on 07/12/17. Third Amended Judgment of Conviction. 17-23695 08/01/2017 Docketing Statement Filed Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals. 17-25594 08/07/2017 Record on Appeal Documents Filed Record on Appeal Volumes 1-27 (Via FTP). 17-26171 08/11/2017 Record on Appeal Documents Filed Record on Appeal Pages 2146-2166 (SEALED). 08/11/2017 Record on Appeal Documents Filed Record on Appeal Pages 5214-5215, 5219-5221 (SEALED). 08/15/2017 Notice/Outgoing Issued Notice to Request Transcripts. Due date: 10 days. 17-27203 08/23/2017 Transcript Request Filed Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 06/19/17. To Court Reporter: Maria Garibay. 17-28360 10/06/2017 Motion Filed Respondent's Motion for Consolidation. Nos. 73431/73444. 17-33942 10/13/2017 Motion Filed Appellant's Request for Extension of Time (Opposition to Motion for Consolidation). 17-35157 10/18/2017 Order/Procedural Filed Order Denying Motions. William Witter shall have until October 30, 2017, to file and serve the opposition to the State's motions to consolidate these appeals. Nos. 73431/73444. 17-35634 10/31/2017 Motion Filed Appellant's Opposition to Motion for Consolidation. Nos. 73431/73444. 17-37271 10/31/2017 Motion Filed Appellant's Motion to Suspend Briefing in Docket Nos 73431 and 73444. 17-37274 11/03/2017 Motion Filed Respondent's Non-Opposition to Motion to Suspend Briefing. 17-37691 11/03/2017 Motion Filed Respondent's Motion to Dismiss Appeal. 17-37741 11/13/2017 Motion Filed Appellant's Request for Extension of Time (Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal). 17-38965 11/17/2017 Order/Procedural Filed Order Granting Motions. Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Dismiss due: November 27, 2017. Respondent's Reply due: 5 days from Service of Opposition. Appellant's unopposed motion to suspended the briefing schedule in this appeal is granted. Briefing Suspended. 17-39809 11/28/2017 Motion Filed Appellant's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal. 17-40735 12/04/2017 Motion Filed Respondent's Reply to Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal. 17-41679 12/12/2017 Motion Filed Appellant's Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Response to Reply to Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal. (DETACHED SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO REPLY TO OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL AND FILED IT SEPARATELY PER ORDER FILED 01/10/18.) 17-42666 01/10/2018 Order/Procedural Filed Order Granting Motion. The clerk shall detach the supplemental response from the motion filed on December 12, 2017, and file it separately. 18-01431 01/10/2018 Motion Filed Appellant's Supplemental Response to Reply to Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal. 18-01437 02/23/2018 Order/Procedural Filed Order Denying Motion to Dismiss and Reinstating Briefing. Opening Brief and Appendix due: 60 days. fn1[Having considered the State's motion to consolidate this appeal with the appeal in Docket No. 73431, the motion is denied.] fn2[The Honorable Kristina Pickering, Justice, voluntarily recused herself from participation in this matter.] 18-07121 04/24/2018 Motion Filed Appellant's Motion Request for Extension of Time. (Opening Brief). 18-15551 05/03/2018 Order/Procedural Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: June 25, 2018. 18-16791 06/21/2018 Motion Filed Motion to Transmit Court Exhibits. 18-23735 06/26/2018 Notice/Incoming Filed Notice of Appearance of Counsel (Stacy M. Newman as Additional Counsel for Appellant). 18-24268 06/26/2018 Brief Filed Appellant's Opening Brief. 18-24350 06/26/2018 Appendix Filed Appendix to Opening Brief Volume 1. 18-24352 07/09/2018 Order/Procedural Filed Order Directing Transmission of Exhibits. The clerk of the district court shall have 30 days from the date of this order to transmit to the clerk of this court State's guilt-phase exhibits 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 35, 36, 41, and 51; State's penalty-phase exhibits 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11. 18-25872 08/27/2018 Motion Filed Respondent's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Answering Brief. 18-33309 09/06/2018 Order/Procedural Filed Order Granting Motion. Respondent's Answering Brief due: October 29, 2018. 18-34690 10/29/2018 Brief Filed Respondent's Answering Brief. 18-42285 12/13/2018 Motion Filed Appellant's Request For Extension Of Time To File Reply Brief. (SC) 18-908624 12/19/2018 Order/Procedural Filed Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Reply Brief due: February 21, 2019. (SC). 18-909572 02/21/2019 Motion Filed Appellant's Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief. (SC) 19-08116 03/04/2019 Order/Procedural Filed Order Granting Motion. The clerk shall file the reply brief received via e-flex on February 27, 2019. (SC). 19-09612 03/04/2019 Brief Filed Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC). 19-09613 03/04/2019 Case Status Update Briefing Completed/To Screening. (SC). 11/14/2019 Opinion/Dispositional Filed Authored Opinion. "Affirmed." Fn1[the Honorable Kristina Pickering, Justice, voluntarily recused herself from participation in the decision of this matter.] Before the Court En Banc. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Stiglich/Gibbons/Hardesty/Parraguirre/Cadish/Silver. 135 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 55. EN BANC (SC) 19-46626 12/09/2019 Remittitur Issued Remittitur. (SC) 19-49760 12/09/2019 Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC) 01/07/2020 Remittitur Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on December 18, 2019. (SC) 19-49760 Combined Case View