Gonzales v. State

OPINION

Appellant Ralph M. Gonzales challenges a district court order denying his post-conviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The primary question before this court is whether the district court erred in concluding that the post-conviction petition was procedurally barred because it was not timely filed. To answer that question, we must determine the date on which the one-year filing period under NRS 34.726 commenced and the date on which a proper person post-conviction habeas petition is deemed filed for purposes of determining its timeliness. We first conclude that where a timely…