Sandstrom v. Second Judicial District Court of Nevada ex rel. County of Washoe

*658OPINION

This original petition for a writ of certiorari or in the alternative a writ of mandamus challenges the district court’s jurisdiction to entertain an appeal by the State from a justice court order granting a motion to dismiss a misdemeanor criminal complaint. Because of the absence of any specific case law interpreting the statute at issue, we have addressed the merits of the petition in this published opinion. We hold that the district courts have jurisdiction under NRS 177.015 to review on appeal orders of the justice courts granting motions to dismiss misdemeanor criminal…