State v. Brown

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

The State brings this appeal pursuant to NRS 177.015(2), which grants the State the right to file an interlocutory appeal from a district court order granting or denying a motion to suppress evidence upon "good cause shown." We take this opportunity to address the "good cause" showing that the State must make under NRS 177.015(2) in order for the appeal to proceed. Because we conclude that the State has failed to demonstrate good cause as contemplated by NRS 177.015(2), we dismiss the appeal.

BACKGROUND

On October 28, 2017, the Reno Police Department (RPD) apprehended…