State v. Paris

Paris · Supreme Court of Nevada · December 17, 2021 · No. 82330

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed the State's criminal appeal as moot after directing the State to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed. The matter was decided on the record without oral argument, and the order was signed per curiam with Senior Justice Mark Gibbons participating by general assignment.

Court
Supreme Court of Nevada
Writing for the Court
JH; DH; Mark Gibbons, Senior Justice
Jurisdiction
Nevada
Decision date
December 17, 2021
Docket number
82330
Procedural posture
Fast-track criminal appeal dismissed after the Nevada Supreme Court ordered the State to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed as moot.
Precedential value
Published
Parties
The State of Nevada v. Marcus Paris
Disposition
dismissed

Topics

mootnessappellate procedurecriminal procedure

Practice areas

criminal procedureappellate procedure

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed as moot.

Key quotations

ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.

Factual background

The provided document contains no substantive factual account of the underlying criminal proceedings. It identifies the matter as a criminal appeal involving pretrial disqualifications and records that the appeal was dismissed after a mootness inquiry.

Procedural history

The State of Nevada appealed from proceedings in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County. The appeal was submitted on the record without briefing or oral argument. The Nevada Supreme Court later issued an order to show cause concerning mootness, received the State's response, and dismissed the appeal.

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