Legal Opinion

Brown (David) v. Dist. Ct. (State)

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided June 12, 2014No. 65119Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

statutory rights to a speedy trial, moving the robbery case out of a judicial department where he had received favorable pretrial rulings, and allowing the State to circumvent unfavorable pretrial rulings. 2 "A writ of mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, and therefore, the decision to entertain the petition lies within our discretion. Such a writ is available only to compel the performance of an act which the law especially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust or station." Winkle V. Foster, 127 Nev. ,

269 P.3d 898, 899

(2011) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). "[It]…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pan v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Round Hill General Improvement District v. NewmanNevada Supreme Court · 1981
  3. State v. Eighth Judicial District Court ex rel. County of ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Thompson v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Rugamas v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of ClarkNevada Supreme Court · 2013

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