Lewis v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Robert LaVerne Lewis pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted forgery under NRS 205.090 and was sentenced to a term of five years in the Nevada State Penitentiary. The sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for a period of two years. During Lewis’s probation period the State of Nevada moved to revoke his probation because of purported violations of his probation agreement. The Eighth Judicial District Court revoked the probation and imposed the original sentence.

The issue raised on appeal is whether the district court abused its discretionary power…