Abdullah v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this appeal, we address the district court clerk’s authority to prepare and file a notice of appeal on an appellant’s behalf. We conclude that the district court clerk lacks authority to prepare and *88file a notice of appeal on an appellant’s behalf unless authorized by statute or court rule. There are two relevant examples. First, NRS 177.075(2) authorizes the district court clerk to prepare and file a notice of appeal on a criminal defendant’s behalf when the defendant proceeded to trial without counsel and has requested an appeal after being advised of the…