Hill v. Warden, Nevada State Prison

*39OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

Appellant, a prisoner at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the First Judicial District Court. On June 19, 1979, a hearing was held at which the trial court orally denied the petition. Three days later, on June 22, 1979, appellant filed a notice of appeal. On June 26, 1979, a written order denying the petition was filed in the district court. Respondent moves to dismiss the appeal, arguing that the notice of appeal was premature, and therefore a nullity.

This habeas corpus case is governed by former NRS…