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ID: 5133416
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Date Created: 2021-12-09 17:15:07.025994+00
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Case Information: 73444

Short Caption:WITTER (WILLIAM) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-DIRECT)Court:Supreme Court

Related Case(s):36927, 50447, 52964, 73431, 75417

Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C117513Classification:Criminal Appeal - Death Penalty - Direct

Disqualifications:PickeringCase Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed

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						Party Information
					

RoleParty NameRepresented By

AppellantWilliam Lester WitterDavid Anthony
							(Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas)
						Stacy M. Newman
							(Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas)
						Tiffany L. Nocon
							(Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas)
						Rene L. Valladares
							(Federal Public Defender/Las Vegas)
						

RespondentThe State of NevadaAlexander G. Chen
							(Clark County District Attorney)
						Aaron D. Ford
							(Attorney General/Carson City)
						

Docket Entries

DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document

07/12/2017Filing FeeAppeal Filing fee waived.  Criminal.

07/12/2017Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)17-23231

07/13/2017OtherJustice Kristina Pickering disqualified from participation in this matter. Disqualification Reason: Voluntary Recusal.

07/17/2017Order/IncomingFiled District court order. Certified copy of order filed in district court on 07/12/17. Third Amended Judgment of Conviction.17-23695

08/01/2017Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals.17-25594

08/07/2017Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal Volumes 1-27 (Via FTP).17-26171

08/11/2017Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal Pages 2146-2166 (SEALED).

08/11/2017Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal Pages 5214-5215, 5219-5221 (SEALED).

08/15/2017Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to Request Transcripts. Due date: 10 days.17-27203

08/23/2017Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 06/19/17. To Court Reporter: Maria Garibay.17-28360

10/06/2017MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Consolidation. Nos. 73431/73444.17-33942

10/13/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Request for Extension of Time (Opposition to Motion for Consolidation).17-35157

10/18/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motions.  William Witter shall have until October 30, 2017, to file and serve the opposition to the State's motions to consolidate these appeals.  Nos. 73431/73444.17-35634

10/31/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Opposition to Motion for Consolidation. Nos. 73431/73444.17-37271

10/31/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Suspend Briefing in Docket Nos 73431 and 73444.17-37274

11/03/2017MotionFiled Respondent's Non-Opposition to Motion to Suspend Briefing.17-37691

11/03/2017MotionFiled Respondent's Motion to Dismiss Appeal.17-37741

11/13/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Request for Extension of Time (Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal).17-38965

11/17/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motions. Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Dismiss due: November 27, 2017. Respondent's Reply due: 5 days from Service of Opposition. Appellant's unopposed motion to suspended the briefing schedule in this appeal is granted. Briefing Suspended.17-39809

11/28/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal.17-40735

12/04/2017MotionFiled Respondent's Reply to Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal.17-41679

12/12/2017MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Response to Reply to Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal. (DETACHED SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO REPLY TO OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL AND FILED IT SEPARATELY PER ORDER FILED 01/10/18.)17-42666

01/10/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk shall detach the supplemental response from the motion filed on December 12, 2017, and file it separately.18-01431

01/10/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Supplemental Response to Reply to Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Appeal.18-01437

02/23/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion to Dismiss and Reinstating Briefing.  Opening Brief and Appendix due:  60 days.  fn1[Having considered the State's motion to consolidate this appeal with the appeal in Docket No. 73431, the motion is denied.]  fn2[The Honorable Kristina Pickering, Justice, voluntarily recused herself from participation in this matter.]18-07121

04/24/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion Request for Extension of Time. (Opening Brief).18-15551

05/03/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due:  June 25, 2018.18-16791

06/21/2018MotionFiled Motion to Transmit Court Exhibits.18-23735

06/26/2018Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance of Counsel (Stacy M. Newman as Additional Counsel for Appellant).18-24268

06/26/2018BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief.18-24350

06/26/2018AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief  Volume 1.18-24352

07/09/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Transmission of Exhibits.  The clerk of the district court shall have 30 days from the date of this order to transmit to the clerk of this court State's guilt-phase exhibits 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 35, 36, 41, and 51; State's penalty-phase exhibits 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11.18-25872

08/27/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Answering Brief.18-33309

09/06/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion.  Respondent's Answering Brief due:  October 29, 2018.18-34690

10/29/2018BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief.18-42285

12/13/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Request For Extension Of Time To File Reply Brief.  (SC)18-908624

12/19/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Reply Brief due: February 21, 2019. (SC).18-909572

02/21/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Request for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief. (SC)19-08116

03/04/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk shall file the reply brief received via e-flex on February 27, 2019. (SC).19-09612

03/04/2019BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC).19-09613

03/04/2019Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening. (SC).

11/14/2019Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed." Fn1[the Honorable Kristina Pickering, Justice, voluntarily recused herself from participation in the decision of this matter.] Before the Court En Banc. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Stiglich/Gibbons/Hardesty/Parraguirre/Cadish/Silver. 135 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 55. EN BANC (SC)19-46626

12/09/2019RemittiturIssued Remittitur.  (SC)19-49760

12/09/2019Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed.  (SC)

01/07/2020RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on December 18, 2019. (SC)19-49760

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