Blackburn v. State of Nevada

OPINION

By the Court,

Pickering, C.J.:

In this appeal we address psychosexual evaluations and consider whether a risk assessment based on clinical judgment, in addition to psychological tests, comports with Nevada law. Because NRS 176A.110 and NRS 176.139 call for the use of clinical judgment in tandem with diagnostic tools, we affirm.

I

Appellant Frank Blackburn pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970). Before sentencing, John Pacult, a licensed social worker, performed a psychosexual evaluation of Blackburn as required by NRS 176.139.

Pacu…