Renard v. State

OPINION

Appellant plead guilty to an amended information charging him with attempted coercion (NRS 207.190; NRS 208.070). 1 He was subsequently sentenced to three (3) years in the Nevada State Prison and now contends the district court abused its discretion in denying probation and imposing the maximum sentence. We disagree.

The district court is vested with wide discretion regarding sentencing and probation. See Cook v. State, 77 Nev. 83, 359 P.2d 483 (1961). Where, as here, “the sentence is within statutory limits, [citation omitted], and . . . there has been no proof of judicial reliance…