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Combined Case Information: 86404
Short Caption:ACOSTA (XAVIER) VS. STATECourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C358453Classification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Direct
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:Oral Argument Location:
Submission Date:08/14/2024How Submitted:On Briefs

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
04/14/2023Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
04/14/2023Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day (C358453). (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (SC)23-11475
04/28/2023Transcript RequestFiled Appellant's Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 10/21/2021, 12/3/2021, 1/28/2022, 2/28/2022, 3/18/2022, 4/28/2022, 10/13/2022, 12/7/2022, 12/19/2022, 1/5/2023, 1/12/2023, 1/19/2023, 1/26/2023, 2/1/2023, 2/6/2023, 2/7/2023,2/8/2023, 2/9/2023, 2/10/2023, 2/13/2023, 2/14/2023, 2/15/2023, 2/16/2023, 2/17/2023, and 4/6/2023. To Court Reporter: Victoria Boyd. Request for Transcripts. (SC)23-13385
05/02/2023Docketing StatementFiled Appellant's Docketing Statement. (SC)23-13813
06/20/2023MotionFiled Court Recorder Victoria Boyd's Motion for Extension of Time to Prepare and File Transcripts. (SC)23-19516
06/21/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Court reporter certificate due: July 31, 2023. Appellant's opening brief and appendix due: September 29, 2023. (SC)23-19600
09/11/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Transcripts. On June 21, 2023, this court entered an order granting court recorder Victoria Boyd a 30-day extension of time to file the transcripts requested of her in this appeal. To date, Ms. Boyd has not filed the required certificate. Ms. Boyd shall have 7 days from the date of this order to (1) file the requested transcripts in the district court and deliver the transcripts to counsel, if she has not already done so, and (2) file a notice of delivery with the clerk of this court in compliance with NRAP 9(c)(2). (SC)23-29662
09/19/2023TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Victoria Boyd stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 12/3/2021, 1/28/2022, 2/28/2022, 3/18/2022, 4/28/2022, 10/13/2022, 12/7/2022, 12/19/2022, 1/5/2023, 1/12/2023, 1/19/2023, 1/26/2023, 2/1/2023, 2/6/2023, 2/7/2023,2/8/2023, 2/9/2023, 2/13/2023, 2/14/2023, 2/15/2023, 2/16/2023, 2/17/2023, and 4/6/2023.23-30612
09/19/2023MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time for Filing of Opening Brief.(SC)23-30662
09/29/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have until November 28, 2023, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. (SC)23-31965
11/24/2023MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time (Second) Motion to Extend Time for The Filing of Opening Brief(SC)23-38142
12/15/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have until December 28, 2023, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. (SC)23-40799
12/28/2023MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time for the Filing of Opening Brief (Third) (SC)23-42212
01/05/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time For The Filling Of Opening Brief (Fourht Request)(SC)24-00399
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Master Index of Appendix.(SC)24-00400
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 1(SC)24-00401
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 2(SC)24-00402
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 4 (SC)24-00403
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 5 (SC)24-00404
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 6(SC)24-00405
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 7(SC)24-00406
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 11 (SC)24-00407
01/05/2024BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief(SC)24-00408
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 3(SC)24-00410
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume 8 (SC)24-00411
01/05/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume10 (SC)24-00413
01/22/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motions. Appellant's opening brief and appendix were filed on January 5, 2024. Respondent's answering brief due: February 5, 2024. (SC)24-02384
02/01/2024Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Notice of Appearance(Taleen Pandukht for Respondent) (SC)24-03827
02/01/2024MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Enlargement of Time to File Answering Brief.(SC)24-03828
02/06/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Respondent shall have until March 6, 2024, to file and serve the answering brief. (SC)24-04277
02/14/2024AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Volume Nine(SC)24-05664
03/05/2024BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief(SC)24-07936
04/04/2024Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's reply brief due: April 18, 2024. (SC)24-11973
04/18/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time for Reply Brief. (SC)24-13640
04/29/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. Appellant has filed a motion for a second extension of time to file the reply brief. The motion is denied. Appellant shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve the reply brief. (SC)24-14830
05/06/2024BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief24-15890
05/07/2024Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening(SC)
08/14/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Submit on Briefs. Cause appearing, oral argument will not be scheduled and this appeal shall stand submitted for decision before a panel of this court as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. (SC)24-28796
02/03/2025Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." B24-LS/KP/RP (SC)25-05067
02/11/2025Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Appellant's petition for en banc reconsideration due: March 4, 2025. (SC)25-06691
02/15/2025MotionFiled Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice's Motion to Reissue Order as Published Opinion (SC)25-07317
03/04/2025MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time for Filing of Petition for Rehearing Pursuant to NRAP 40 (SC)25-10007
03/18/2025Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Filed Appellant's Petition for Rehearing En Banc Pursuant to NRAP 40(A) (SC)25-12398
04/21/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant has filed a motion for an extension of time to file a petition for en banc reconsideration pursuant to NRAP 40A. The motion is granted. NRAP 26(b)(1)(A); NRAP 40A(b). The petition for en banc reconsideration was filed on March 18, 2025. (SC)25-17830
05/12/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Response. Answer due: 14 days. (SC)25-21187
05/27/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Notice of Appearance(Ann Dunn for Respondent)(SC)25-23290
05/27/2025Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Respondent's Answer to Petition for En Banc Reconsideration (SC)25-23293
08/21/2025Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed." Before the Court En Banc. Author: Stiglich, J. Majority: Herndon/Pickering/Parraguirre/Stiglich/Bell/Cadish/Lee. fn2 [A panel of this court previously affirmed the judgment of conviction by order. Acosta v. State, No. 86404, 2025 WL 395637 (Nev. Feb. 3, 2025) (Order of Affirmance). Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice moved to reissue the order as an opinion, and Acosta petitioned for en banc reconsideration pursuant to NRAP 40A. We hereby grant en banc reconsideration and issue this opinion in place of the February 3 order. We deny as moot the motion to reissue the order as an opinion.] 141 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 40. En Banc. (SC).25-36808
09/11/2025RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)25-39729
09/11/2025Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
09/26/2025RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on 9/12/25. (SC)25-39729
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