Case Information: 50607
Short Caption:	VANISI (SIAOSI) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY-PC)	Court:	Supreme Court
		Related Case(s):	34771, 35249, 45061, 65774, 78209
Lower Court Case(s):	Washoe Co. - Second Judicial District - CR980516	Classification:	Criminal Appeal - Death Penalty - Post-Conviction
Disqualifications:		Case Status:	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:		Panel Assigned:	En Banc
To SP/Judge:		SP Status:
Oral Argument:	03/01/2010 at 10:00 AM	Oral Argument Location:	Carson City
Submission Date:	03/01/2010	How Submitted:	After Oral Argument

+ Party Information
Role	Party Name	Represented By
Appellant	Siaosi Vanisi	Scott W. Edwards Thomas L. Qualls (Law Office of Thomas L. Qualls, Ltd.)
Respondent	The State of Nevada	Catherine Cortez Masto (Attorney General/Carson City) Gary H. Hatlestad (Washoe County District Attorney) Terrence P. McCarthy (Washoe County District Attorney)

Docket Entries
Date	Type	Description	Pending?	Document
11/30/2007	Filing Fee	Filing Fee Waived.
11/30/2007	Notice of Appeal Documents	Filed Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)		07-25924
12/04/2007	Docketing Statement	Filed Docketing Statement.		07-26203
12/04/2007	Transcript Request	Filed Certificate of No Transcript Request.		07-26204
03/25/2008	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Change of Address. (Thomas L. Qualls, Esq.)		08-07365
03/31/2008	Motion	Filed Motion to Extend Time. Motion for Extension of Time.		08-07902
04/17/2008	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Granting Motion. Opening Brief and Appendix due: May 30, 2008.		08-09661
05/23/2008	Motion	Filed Motion to Extend Time.		08-13111
05/29/2008	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Granting Motion for Extension of Time. Opening Brief and appendix due: June 30, 2008.		08-13564
06/24/2008	Motion	Filed Motion to Extend Time. Second Motion for Extension of Time.		08-16133
07/07/2008	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Granting Motion for Extension of Time. Opening Brief and Appendix due: 30 days.		08-17135
08/06/2008	Motion	Filed Motion for Excess Pages. Appellant Siaosi Vanisi's Motion to File Opening Brief in Excess of Thirty (30) Pages. (79 pages).		08-20317
08/06/2008	Brief	Received Opening Brief.		08-20320
08/06/2008	Appendix	Received Appendix. Vols. 1 through 13.		08-20325
08/06/2008	Appendix	Received Appendix. Appellant's Supplemental Appendix.		08-20326
08/22/2008	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Granting Motion. The clerk shall file the 79-page opening brief, appendix and supplemental appendix received on August 6, 2008. Answering Brief due: 30 days.		08-21719
08/22/2008	Brief	Filed Opening Brief.		08-20320
08/22/2008	Appendix	Filed Appendix to Opening Brief. Vols. 1 through 13.		08-20325
08/22/2008	Appendix	Filed Appendix. Appellant's Supplemental Appendix.		08-20326
09/23/2008	Motion	Filed Motion for Excess Pages. Motion for Leave of Court to File Answering Brief in Excess of Thirty Pages. (35 pages).		08-24529
09/23/2008	Brief	Received Answering Brief. (FILED PER ORDER 9/26/08.)		08-24530
09/26/2008	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Granting Motion. The clerk shall file the 35-page answering brief received on September 23, 2008.		08-24911
09/26/2008	Brief	Filed Answering Brief.		08-24530
10/27/2008	Motion	Filed Stipulation.		08-27502
11/17/2008	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. Granting Motion. Reply Brief due: December 1, 2008.		08-29178
12/02/2008	Motion	Filed Motion and Order/Excess Pages. Granted: 44 pages. Opening Brief		08-30536
12/02/2008	Brief	Filed Reply Brief.		08-30537
12/02/2008	Appendix	Filed Appendix. Second Supplemental Appendix. Vols 1-2.		08-30539
12/02/2008	Case Status Update	Submitted for Decision.
02/09/2010	Notice/Outgoing	Issued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 30 minutes in Carson City on March 1, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (En Banc)		10-03673
02/16/2010	Order/Procedural	Filed Order. This case is currently scheduled for oral argument on March 1, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Although counsel should be prepared to address any of the issues raised in this appeal, counsel should be prepared specifically to address: (1) whether the district court erred in concluding that the jury's consideration of an aggravator that is invalid under McConnell v. State, 120 Nev. 1043, 102 P.3d 606 (2004) was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) whether the district court erred in rejecting appellant's claims that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance; and (3) whether the district court erred in finding appellant competent to proceed with the post-conviction petition, including whether a petitioner must be competent in order to proceed with a post-conviction petition, the standard for determining competency to proceed with a post-conviction petition, and the appropriate remedy or process to be used when a petitioner is found to be incompetent to proceed with a post-conviction petition.		10-04044
03/01/2010	Case Status Update	Submitted for Decision.
04/20/2010	Order/Dispositional	Filed Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED." EN BANC-RP/JH/MD/MC/NS/MG/KP		10-10300
05/10/2010	Post-Judgment Petition	Filed Petition for Rehearing.		10-12161
05/28/2010	Notice/Incoming	Filed Notice of Change of Address. Attorney Thomas Qualls.		10-13914
06/22/2010	Post-Judgment Order	Filed Order/Rehearing Denied. "Rehearing denied." NRAP 40(c).		10-16309
07/19/2010	Remittitur	Issued Remittitur.		10-18131
07/19/2010	Case Status Update	Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
07/30/2010	Remittitur	Filed Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on July 20, 2010.		10-18131