Douglas v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Cherry, J.:

In this proper person appeal we decide whether NRS 213.1214 provides the State Board of Parole Commissioners (Parole Board) with the authority to require Psychological Panel (Psych Panel) certification prior to a prisoner’s release on parole from a sentence involving a nonsexual offense if that prisoner has ever been convicted of a sexual offense.1 Appellant Eric Douglas claimed that the Parole Board violated a statutory duty regarding his parole when it required him to obtain Psych Panel certification, pursuant to NRS 213.1214, on an offense not enumerated in…