Thompson v. First Judicial District Court

*353OPINION

Petitioner was convicted in the justice’s court of Virginia Township of violating various county ordinances and a state safety statute. Petitioner filed a notice of appeal from this judgment on April 18, 1983. Fifty-eight days later, on June 15, 1983, petitioner filed an application in the district court to set his case for trial. The state responded by moving to dismiss petitioner’s appeal on the ground that it was untimely under NRS 189.065. The district court agreed and ordered petitioner’s appeal dismissed. An appeal to this court from the district court’s order was dismissed on…