Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE3 REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS |
CHAPTER34. Writs: Certiorari; Mandamus; Prohibition; Habeas Corpus |
HABEAS CORPUS |
Petitions for Postconviction Relief |
NRS34.720. Scope of provisions.
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- The provisions of NRS 34.720 to 34.830, inclusive, apply only to petitions for writs of habeas corpus in which the petitioner:
1. Requests relief from a judgment of conviction or sentence in a criminal case; or
2. Challenges the computation of time that the petitioner has served pursuant to a judgment of conviction.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1233; A 1987, 1217; 1991, 79)