Joseph John H. v. State of Nevada

OPINION

FACTS

On May 27, 1993, the state petitioned the district court to *622adjudge the minor appellant a delinquent. The state mailed a subpoena to the victim fifteen days before the contested hearing, but the subpoena was never returned.1 On the day of the hearing, apparently during the lunch hour, the prosecuting attorney called the victim’s telephone number and learned that it was disconnected. The prosecutor then drove to the victim’s last known address and learned that the victim had moved the prior weekend. The victim did not appear at the hearing, and the state orally moved for a…