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Warden, Nevada State Prison v. Lyons

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 1984No. 15084PublishedCited by 186 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

The warden appeals from an order granting a post-conviction petition for writ of habeas corpus. The order declared void ab initio pleas of nolo contendere entered by respondent in two Washoe County criminal prosecutions. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the order granting the petition and reinstate the pleas.

On December 1, 1980, respondent pleaded nolo contendere to one count each of slot cheating and attempted possession of a cheating device, in a case involving events which transpired at the MGM Grand casino. Before sentencing, he was arrested for cheating offenses at the…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  3. Hanley v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Paul Lewis Hayes v. Henry Cowan, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  5. Schmidt v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1978

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4Cited by186 opinions

  1. Lozada v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Kirksey v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Means v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Rippo v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Crump v. WardenNevada Supreme Court · 1997

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