Watson, III (John) v. State ( 2016 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA
JOHN MATTHIAS WATSON, III, No. 70075
Petitioner,
vs.
THE STATE OF NEVADA,
Respondent. FILED
MAY 0 9 2016
ORDER DENYING PETITION
This is a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner
challenges this court's opinion affirming his judgment of conviction,'
contends that his trial and appellate counsel provided ineffective
assistance, and complains about counsel who has been appointed to
represent him in his postconviction proceeding pending in the district
court. Without deciding upon the merits of any claims raised in the
documents submitted in this matter, we decline to exercise our original
jurisdiction. Petitioner's claims challenging the validity of his judgment of
conviction must be raised in a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas
'Watson v. State, 130 Nev., Adv. Op. 76, 335 P.3d 157 (2014).
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corpus filed in the district court in the first instance. 2 NRS 34.724(2)(b);
NRS 34.738(1); NRAP 22. Accordingly, we
ORDER the petition DENIED.
J.
Saitta
J.
cc: John Matthias Watson, III
Law Office of Kristina Wildeveld
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
Eighth District Court Clerk
We express no opinion as to whether petitioner could meet the
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procedural requirements of NRS chapter 34.
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