Cote v. Eighth Judicial District Court

OPINION

In resolving this petition for a writ of prohibition or mandamus, we consider whether NRS 201.230(1), which defines the offense of *38lewdness with a minor under the age of 14, can be used to adjudicate as delinquent a minor under the age of 14. We conclude that because NRS 201.230’s plain, broad language applies to “persons” of all ages, the statute can be used to adjudicate as delinquent minors under the age of 14, even though they are part of the class of persons protected by the statute.1 Accordingly, we are not persuaded that our intervention by way of extraordinary relief is…