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Case Information: 73674
Short Caption:SPROWSON, JR. (MELVYN) VS. STATECourt:Supreme Court
Related Case(s):68797, 83060, 83060-COA
Lower Court Case(s):Clark Co. - Eighth Judicial District - C295158Classification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Direct
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: Panel
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:03/14/2019 at 10:30 AMOral Argument Location:Las Vegas
Submission Date:03/14/2019How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
08/11/2017Filing FeeAppeal Filing fee waived. Criminal.
08/11/2017Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.)17-26837
08/28/2017Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 01/15/14, 01/29/14, 03/19/14, 04/14/14, 04/21/14, 04/30/14, 05/12/14, 05/28/14, 09/10/14, 11/05/14, 02/04/15, 07/20/15, 07/22/15, 08/19/15, 08/24/15, 08/31/15, 09/21/15, 10/12/15, 10/19/15, 10/28/15, 11/02/15, 12/10/15, 04/13/16, 05/16/16, 11/02/16, 11/16/16, 11/28/16, 01/04/17, 01/09/17, 02/06/17, 02/24/17, 03/08/17, 03/15/17, 03/21/17, 03/22/17, 03/23/17, 03/24/17, 03/27/17, 03/28/17, 03/29/17, 03/30/17, 03/31/17, 05/24/17, 05/31/17, 06/26/17. Court Reporter: Kiara Schmidt, Maria Garibay and Debbie Winn.17-28683
08/28/2017Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals.17-28692
09/08/2017MotionFiled Court Reporter's Motion for Extension of Time to Prepare and File Transcripts.17-30264
10/04/2017TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Kiara Schmidt stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 01/15/14, 01/29/14.17-33753
10/17/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Court Recorder Maria Garibay's Certificate of Delivery of Transcripts due: December 5, 2017. Opening Brief and Appendix due: January 12, 2018.17-35529
11/30/2017MotionFiled Court Recorder's Motion for Extension of Time to Prepare and File Transcripts.17-41261
12/05/2017Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Court Recorder Maria Garibay's Certificate of Delivery of Transcripts due: January 4, 2018. Opening Brief and Appendix due: February 12, 2018.17-41792
01/10/2018TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Maria Garibay stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: No dates listed.18-01451
02/12/2018MotionFiled Stipulation to File Opening Brief.18-05594
02/12/2018Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice - Stipulation Approved. Opening Brief and Appendix due: March 14, 2018.18-05612
03/14/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Extension to File Opening Brief and Appendix.18-10131
03/22/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion in Part. Opening Brief and Appendix due: May 2, 2018.18-11168
05/02/2018BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief.18-16706
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol I.18-16707
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol II.18-16711
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol III.18-16713
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol IV Part 1.18-16717
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol IV Part 2.18-16718
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol V.18-16719
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VI.18-16720
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VII.18-16721
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol VIII.18-16722
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol IX.18-16723
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol X.18-16724
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol XI.18-16726
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol XII.18-16727
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol XIII.18-16728
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol XIV.18-16729
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol XV.18-16733
05/02/2018AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix Vol XVI.18-16736
05/03/2018MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Transmit State's Exhibits 24-28.18-16741
06/01/2018MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Extension of Time - First Request (Answering Brief).18-20856
06/07/2018Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Transmission of Exhibits and Granting Motion for Extension of Time. The clerk of the district court shall have 20 days from the date of this order to transmit to the clerk of this court, under seal, Exhibits 24-28. Respondent's Answering Brief due: July 31, 2018.18-21697
07/31/2018BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief.18-29412
08/28/2018MotionFiled Stipulation to File Reply Brief.18-33521
08/28/2018Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice - Stipulation Approved. Appellant's Reply Brief due: October 1, 2018.18-33611
09/28/2018BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief.18-38089
09/28/2018Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening.
02/01/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Argument is scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. for 30 minutes in Las Vegas. (SC)19-05199
02/19/2019Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)19-07491
03/08/2019BriefFiled Respondent's Notice of Supplemental Authorities. (SC).19-10544
03/14/2019Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. Before the Northern Nevada Panel. KP/RP/EC. (SC)
07/01/2019Order/DispositionalFiled Order Affirming in Part, Reversing in Part and Remanding. "ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order." NNP19-KP/RP/EC. (SC).19-28137
07/22/2019MotionFiled Appellant's Motion for Stay of Remittitur Pending Application for Certiorari. (SC)19-30758
07/31/2019Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Stay Issuance of Remittitur. Issuance of the remittitur shall be stayed until November 25, 2019. Id. If the clerk of this court receives written notice by November 25, 2019, 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 November 25, 2019, the remittitur shall issue forthwith. (SC)19-32280
10/08/2019Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from US Supreme Court/Certiorari Filed. A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed on September 27, 2019 and placed on the docket as Case No. 19-6100. (SC)19-41566
01/17/2020Notice/IncomingFiled Notice from US Supreme Court/Certiorari Denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. (SC).20-02480
01/17/2020RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)20-02526
01/17/2020Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
01/31/2020RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on January 23, 2020. (SC)20-02526
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