State v. Second Judicial District Court ex rel. County of Washoe

OPINION

This is an original petition by the State for a writ of mandamus or prohibition. The petition challenges district court orders denying motions to file late notices of intent to seek the death penalty. The State contends that it should be allowed to file the late notices for two reasons. First, it claims that the district court erred in following SCR 250(4)(c), which requires a notice of intent to seek death to be filed within thirty days after the filing of the information. The State argues that the rule is invalid because it conflicts with a statute and this court lacks authority to…