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Case Information: 36752
Short Caption:FLOYD (ZANE) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY)Court:Supreme Court
Related Case(s):44868, 51409, 83108, 83167, 83225, 83436
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C159897Classification:Criminal Appeal - Death Penalty - Direct
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:02/12/2002 at 8:30 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:02/12/2002How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
09/14/2000Filing Fee Filing Fee Waived.
09/14/2000Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Certified Copy of Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant).00-16265
10/09/2000Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal Copy. Vols. 1 through 14.00-17816
10/30/2000MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.00-19024
11/02/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk of this court shall file the docketing statement, submitted provisionally on October 24, 200, forthwith.00-19266
11/02/2000Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement.00-18804
12/20/2000MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.00-22173
12/28/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have to and including February 16, 2001, to file and serve the opening brief.00-22615
02/21/2001MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.01-03234
02/28/2001Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant shall have to and including April 2, 2001, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. No further extensions of time shall be permitted in the absence of extreme and unforeseeable circumstances.01-03773
04/17/2001Order/ProceduralFiled Order. This an automatic appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence of death. To date, appellant has failed to file the opening brief. Appellant shall, within 10 days of the date of this order, file and serve the opening brief or show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against counsel for appellant.01-06588
05/01/2001MotionFiled Response to Order to Show Cause. Affidavit in Response to Order of April 17, 2001.01-07256
05/02/2001MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.01-07330
05/02/2001MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. Motion for Leave to File 47 Page Brief.01-07331
05/22/2001Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The clerk of this court shall file the 47 page opening brief provisionally submitted with appellants motions. fn1[On April 17, 2001, this court directed counsel for appellant to file the opening brief on or before April 27, 2001, or show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against counsel. Counsel has not submitted the opening brief, as well as a response to this court's show cause order. Counsel avers that he diligently attempted to complete the brief in a timely manner. Accordingly, this court has concluded that the imposition of sanctions is not warranted.]01-08593
05/22/2001BriefFiled Opening Brief.01-07333
07/25/2001MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.01-12587
07/27/2001Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed July 25, 2001. Respondent shall have to and including September 17, 2001, to file and serve the answering brief.01-12728
09/19/2001MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. 01-15845
09/28/2001Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed September 19, 2001. The clerk of this court shall file the 37 page answering brief received on September 19, 2001. Appellant shall file and serve a reply brief within 45 days of the date of this order.01-16387
09/28/2001BriefFiled Answering Brief. Mailed on: 9/17/01 Las Vegas Drop Box.01-15846
11/14/2001MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.01-18957
11/16/2001Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed November 14, 2001. Appellant shall have until December 24, 2001 to file and serve the reply brief.01-19237
12/21/2001Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 60 minutes in Carson City on February 12, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. (En Banc)
12/26/2001MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.01-21702
12/31/2001Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed December 26, 2001. Appellant shall have to and including January 7, 2002, to file and serve the reply brief.01-21866
01/10/2002MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time.02-00697
01/14/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. filed January 10, 2002. The clerk shall file the reply brief received on January 10, 2002.02-00873
01/14/2002BriefFiled Reply Brief. Mailed on: Express-no postmark.02-00699
01/24/2002Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Rescheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is rescheduled for 60 minutes in Carson City on February 12, 2002, at 8:30 a.m. (En Banc)
01/28/2002Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.
02/12/2002Case Status Update Submitted for Decision. Argued by: Curtis Brown, Chief Deputy Public Defender for Appellant and Stewart Bell, District Attorney for Respondent. EN BANC.
03/13/2002Opinion/DispositionalFiled Per Curiam Opinion. "Affirmed." Before the Court En Banc. Per Curiam. Young, Shearing, Rose, Leavitt, and Becker, JJ. Maupin, C.J., with whom Agosti, J., agrees, concurring. 118 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 17. EN BANC02-04500
04/02/2002Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petition for Rehearing. Mailed on: Express State Mail (no postmark)02-05846
05/07/2002Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order/Rehearing Denied. "Rehearing denied." NRAP 40(c ). fn1[We conclude that Floyd failed to demonstrate on appeal that pretrial publicity was so extreme in this case that the jury should have been presumed to be prejudiced.]. EN BANC.02-08015
05/20/2002MotionFiled Motion for Stay. Motion for Stay of Remittitur pending Application for Certiorari.02-08792
05/29/2002Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order/Remittitur. We hereby stay the issuance of the remittitur until August 14, 2002. If the clerk of this court receives written notice by August 14, 2002, from the clerk of the United States Supreme Court that appellant has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, the stay shall continue in effect until final disposition of the certiorari proceedings. If such notice is not received by August 14, 2002, the remittitur shall issue on August 15, 2002.02-09395
08/15/2002RemittiturIssued Remittitur.02-13943
08/15/2002Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
08/23/2002RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on August 19, 2002. 12/20/02 ORDER: REMITTITUR RECALLED.02-13943
12/09/2002Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from U.S. Supreme Court\Certiorari Denied. A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed August 2, 2002, and placed on the docket November 27, 2002, as Case No. 02-7638.02-20978
12/12/2002MotionFiled Motion. Motion to Recall Remittitur pending Application for Certiorari.02-21227
12/20/2002Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. to recall the remittitur filed on December 12, 2002. We recall the remittitur and stay its issuance until final disposition of the certiorari proceedings.02-21813
03/03/2003Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from U.S. Supreme Court\Certiorari Granted. The petition for a writ of ceritorari is denied.03-03367
03/10/2003Order/ProceduralFiled Order. On March 3, 2003, the clerk of this court received notice that the United States Supreme Court denied appellant's petition on February 24, 2003. We direct the clerk of this court to issue the remittitur in this appeal.03-03909
03/10/2003RemittiturIssued Remittitur.03-03937
03/10/2003Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
03/26/2003RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on March 12, 2003.03-03937