Heffley v. Warden, Nevada State Prison

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

Appellant originally was charged with several crimes, and as a recidivist. Plea bargaining resulted in abandonment of all charges, except one of receiving stolen property (NRS 205.275), to which appellant pleaded guilty. Soon after being sentenced to 10 years in prison, appellant instituted post-conviction proceedings seeking to withdraw his plea. Following an evidentiary hearing the district judge denied relief, stating “that on the basis of the record in this case, it is clear that [appellant] understood the nature and consequences of his plea.”

Although…