Summary
The Nevada Supreme Court considered the State's appeal from an order granting a motion to suppress in a criminal case involving Taren Deshawn Brown. The court dismissed the appeal and vacated the stay of trial previously imposed by the Nevada Court of Appeals.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the State's appeal from the district court's order granting a motion to suppress could proceed.
Factual background
The available docket text indicates that the underlying criminal proceeding involved a motion to suppress, which the Washoe County district court granted. The State sought appellate review and a stay of further district court proceedings. The supplied text does not provide the evidentiary facts underlying the suppression ruling.
Procedural history
The State filed a notice of appeal from the Washoe County district court's grant of a motion to suppress. The Nevada Supreme Court transferred the State's emergency motion to stay district court proceedings to the Nevada Court of Appeals for limited resolution, while retaining the appeal. After supplemental briefing, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. A remittitur issued on January 14, 2019, and the case was closed.