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Case Information: 83531
Short Caption:CAMERON (WAYNE) VS. STATECourt:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Washoe Co. - Second Judicial District - CR203534Classification:Criminal Appeal - Life - Direct
Disqualifications:Case Status:Disposition Filed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:05/02/2023 at 10:00 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:05/02/2023How Submitted:On Briefs

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
09/21/2021Filing FeeAppeal Filing fee waived. (SC).
09/21/2021Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) (SC).21-27257
09/29/2021Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement Criminal Appeals. (SC)21-28006
10/11/2021Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 6/25/21-7/9/21 and 7/12/21. To Court Reporter: Isolde Zihn. (REJECTED PER NOTICE FILE ON 10/11/21) (SC)
10/11/2021Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice of Rejection of Filed Document. (SC)21-29083
10/12/2021MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Transcript Request. (DETACHED TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM AND RETURNED UNFILED PER ORDER 10/18/2021). (SC)21-29255
10/18/2021Order/ProceduralFiled Order. The clerk of this court shall detach the transcript request form from the motion filed on October 12, 2021, and return it unfiled. Appellant shall have 7 days from the date of this order to file and serve a transcript request form that complies with NRAP 9(a)(3). (SC)21-29925
10/21/2021Transcript RequestFiled Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 6/25/21-7/9/21. To Court Reporter: Isolde Zihn. (SC)21-30436
01/18/2022MotionFiled Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)22-01668
01/18/2022Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Motion/Stipulation Approved. (Opening Brief and Appendix due February 18, 2022) (SC)22-01670
02/18/2022MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Opening Brief and Appendix (Second Request). (SC)22-05561
02/25/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant's Opening Brief and Appendix due: March 11, 2022. (SC)22-06172
03/10/2022BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)22-07723
03/10/2022AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief, Vols. I through VII. (SC)22-07725
04/11/2022Order/Clerk'sFiled Order Granting Extension Per Telephonic Request. Respondent's answering brief due: April 25, 2022. (SC)22-11331
04/25/2022BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief. (SC)22-13075
04/25/2022MotionFiled Respondent's Motion to Transmit Exhibit. (SC)22-13077
05/03/2022BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief. (SC)22-14078
05/03/2022Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening. (SC)
05/04/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion to Transmit Exhibit. The clerk of the district court shall have 14 days from the date of this order to transmit to this court trial exhibit 20, described as an audiovisual recording of appellant's police interview. (SC)22-14227
08/29/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Submit on Briefs. Cause appearing, oral argument will not be scheduled and this appeal shall stand submitted for decision to the Northern Nevada Panel as of the date of this order on the briefs filed herein. (SC)22-26993
09/28/2022Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Reversal and Remand. "ORDER the judgment of conviction REVERSED AND REMAND this matter to the district court for proceedings consistent with this order." PICKERING , J., dissenting. NNP22 - AS/EC/KP. (SC)22-30460
10/17/2022Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Respondent's Petition for Rehearing. (SC)22-32640
10/25/2022Order/ProceduralFiled Order Transferring Case En Banc and Directing Refiling of Panel Petition and Answer. This case is hereby transferred from NNP22 to the en banc court. Respondent's en banc reconsideration due: 7 days. The appellant shall have 14 days after the State files its petition for en banc reconsideration within which to file an answer. (SC)22-33537
11/01/2022Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Respondent's Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)22-34301
11/07/2022Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Answer to Petition for En Banc Reconsideration. (SC)22-35031
11/23/2022Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Granting En Banc Reconsideration. Having considered the petition for en banc reconsideration and answer filed in this matter, we conclude that reconsideration is warranted. Accordingly, the petition for en banc reconsideration is granted and this matter shall stand submitted on the briefs and record previously filed. fn1[ The Honorable Abbi Silver having retired, this matter was decided by a six-justice court.] (SC)22-36834
01/11/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Directing Supplemental Briefing. Supplemental briefs due: 21 days. Each party shall have 14 days within which to file a responding brief to the opposing party's supplemental brief. No extensions of time will be granted, except on a showing of extraordinary cause. (SC)23-00916
01/26/2023BriefFiled Appellant's Supplemental Brief. (SC).23-02623
02/01/2023BriefFiled Respondent's Supplemental Brief. (SC)23-03198
02/15/2023BriefFiled Respondent's Reply to Supplemental Brief. (SC)23-04735
02/16/2023Notice/IncomingFiled Respondent's Amended Certificate of Compliance to Reply to Supplemental Brief. (SC)23-04760
03/09/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Inviting Amicus Curiae Participation. This court has determined that briefing by amicus curiae may be helpful to this court's consideration and resolution of this appeal. Therefore, the Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (NACJ) and the Nevada District Attorneys Association (NDAA) are invited to participate as amicus curiae in this proceeding. Should the NACJ and NDAA elect to participate as amici curiae, they shall file and serve their briefs within 21 days of the date of this order that shall not exceed 10 pages and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of NRAP 32(a)(4)-(6). No response to the amicus briefs shall be filed unless ordered by this court. (SC)23-07299
03/28/2023Notice/IncomingFiled Amicus Curiae's (Nevada District Attorney's Association) Notice of Appearance for Alexander Chen in Response to Court Order filed 03/09/23. (SC)23-09498
03/28/2023BriefFiled Amicus Curiae's (Nevada District Attorneys Association) Amicus Brief. (SC)23-09500
03/31/2023MotionFiled Amicus Curiae (Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice) Motion to Extend Time to File Amicus Brief. (SC)23-09913
04/03/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (NACJ) shall have until April 7, 2023, to file and serve an amicus brief. (SC)23-10118
04/03/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This court has determined that oral argument may be of assistance in resolving this matter. Accordingly, this matter is scheduled for oral argument on May 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Carson City. Argument shall be limited to 60 minutes. (SC)23-10149
04/06/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Notice of Voluntary Disclousure for Justice Linda Bell. The Parties shall have until April 10, 2023, to file a motion for disqualification pursuant to NRAP 35 based on my disclousures. (SC)23-10570
04/07/2023BriefFiled Amicus Curiae (Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice) Amicus Brief. (SC)23-10671
04/07/2023MotionFiled Amicus Curiae's (Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice) Motion for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument. (SC)23-10672
04/10/2023MotionFiled Amicus Curiae's (Nevada District Attorneys Association) Motion for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument. (SC)23-10763
04/18/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice (NACJ), amicus curiae in this appeal, has moved this court for permission to participate in the oral argument currently scheduled for May 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Carson City. Cause appearing, the motion is granted. The NACJ shall share the time allotted to appellant as determined by appellant and the NACJ. Argument shall be limited to 60 minutes. (SC)23-11828
04/18/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The Nevada District Attorney's Association (NDAA), amicus curiae in this appeal, has moved this court for permission to participate in the oral argument currently scheduled for May 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Carson City. Cause appearing, the motion is granted. The NDAA shall share the time allotted to respondent as determined by respondent and the NDAA. Argument shall be limited to 60 minutes. (SC)23-11829
04/18/2023Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)23-11903
04/20/2023Notice/IncomingFiled Amicus Curiae's (Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice) Notice of Appearance for Oral Arguments for Katheryn Hickman. (SC)23-12392
04/24/2023Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Media Request. Oral Arguments May 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (SC)23-12639
04/24/2023Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Media Request. A request having been made by Ben Margiott with News 4-FOX11 seeking access to the Supreme Court oral arguments for the purpose of photographic or electronic coverage of the hearing to be held on May 2, 2023, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the Carson City courtroom, in the above-entitled matter; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that permission is granted for photographic or electronic media coverage of the court proceedings, for news purposes and not for commercial exploitation. All equipment necessary to allow for such photographic or electronic coverage of such proceedings shall be in place 15 minutes prior to the start of argument.23-12696
05/02/2023Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision. (SC)
04/12/2024Order/DispositionalFiled Order of Affirmance. "ORDER the judgment of conviction Affirmed." CADISH, C.J., with whom STIGLICH and BELL, JJ., agree, dissenting. STIGLICH, J., with whom BELL, J. agrees, dissenting. EN BANC. (SC)24-12910