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Case Information: 89445
Short Caption:SILVANUS (DAMIEN) VS. STATE (CRIMINAL)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Washoe Co. - Second Judicial District - CR231345Classification:Criminal Appeal - Other - Direct
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:01/07/2026 at 11:00 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:01/07/2026How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
10/09/2024Filing FeeAppeal Filing Fee Waived. Criminal. (SC)
10/09/2024Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Notice of Appeal. Appeal docketed in the Supreme Court this day. (SC)24-37794
10/09/2024Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Appeal Docketed. Transcript request due: 14 days; Docketing statement due: 21 days; Opening brief and appendix due: 120 days. (SC)24-37796
10/10/2024Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled (SEALED) Confidential District Court Minutes. (SC)
10/14/2024Docketing StatementFiled Appellant's Docketing Statement Criminal. (SC)24-38691
10/15/2024Transcript RequestFiled Appellant's Request for Transcript of Proceedings. Transcripts requested: 06/10/24 (Jury Trial), 06/10/24 (Status Hearing), 06/05/24, 05/13/24, 11/21/23, 11/01/23, 08/28/23, 08/07/23, 07/17/23. To Court Reporter: Veritext Court Reporting Service. (SC)24-38874
10/22/2024TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Constance Eisenberg stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 8/28/2023. (SC)24-39956
11/04/2024MotionFiled Appellant's Motion to Extend Time to File Request for Supplemental Transcript Request. (SC)24-41581
11/04/2024Order/IncomingFiled Appellant's Order for Supplemental Transcript Request Filed in District Court on 11/4/24. (SC)24-41582
11/05/2024Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled District Court Docket Entries. (SC)24-41795
11/07/2024TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Lori Urmston stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts:8/7/2023. (SC)24-42136
11/07/2024TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Lori Urmston stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 11/21/23. (SC)24-42160
11/12/2024Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Appellant has filed a motion to extend time to file request for supplemental transcript request. The motion is granted. NRAP 26(b)(1)(A). Appellant's order for supplemental transcript request was filed on November 4, 2024. (SC)24-42636
11/20/2024TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Erin Ferretto stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 1/1/2023. (SC)24-44260
11/20/2024TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Erin Ferretto stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 7/17/2023. (SC)24-44261
01/22/2025TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Judith Ann Schonlau stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 5/13/2024. (SC)25-03069
01/22/2025TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Erin Ferretto stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 7/17/2023. (SC)25-03099
01/22/2025MotionFiled Court Reporter's Motion for Extension of Time to Prepare and Deliver Transcripts. (SC)25-03101
02/03/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Ms. Kernan shall have until February 21, 2025, to file the requested transcripts in the district court and deliver copies to the requesting party. Within the same time period, Ms. Kernan shall file a notice with this court that the completed transcripts have been filed and delivered. Given this extension of time to file the requested transcripts, the time to file the opening brief and appendix is also extended. Appellant shall have until March 24, 2025, to file and serve the opening brief and appendix. (SC)25-05000
03/12/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Regarding Transcripts. Ms. Kernan 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(b)(2). (SC)25-11387
03/21/2025TranscriptFiled Notice from Court Reporter. Lori Urmston stating that the requested transcripts were delivered. Dates of transcripts: 9/16/2024. (SC)25-13040
03/24/2025BriefFiled Appellant's Opening Brief. (SC)25-13259
03/24/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Appendix to Opening Brief. (SC)25-13262
03/24/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Alphabetical Index to Appendix to Opening Brief. (SC)25-13264
03/24/2025AppendixFiled Appellant's Chronological Index to Appendix to Opening Brief. (SC)25-13265
04/22/2025Notice/IncomingFiled Notice of Appearance (Amanda Sage as counsel for Respondent.) (Counsel Updated.)(SC)25-17995
04/22/2025MotionFiled Respondent's Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Answering Brief(SC)25-17996
04/23/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Approve Streamlined Extension. Streamlined extension approved. Answering Brief due: 05-22-2025.25-18115
05/22/2025BriefFiled Respondent's Answering Brief. (SC)25-22902
06/23/2025BriefFiled Appellant's Reply Brief (SC)25-27377
06/23/2025Case Status UpdateBriefing Completed/To Screening(SC)
12/10/2025Order/ProceduralFiled Order Scheduling Oral Argument. This court has determined that oral argument would be of assistance in resolving the issues presented in this matter. Accordingly, oral argument is scheduled for January 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., in Carson City. The parties shall have 2 minutes of uninterrupted argument at the beginning of each side's presentation in addition to the 15 minutes each of argument time. The argument shall be limited to a total of 34 minutes. (SC)25-53743
12/22/2025Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice. (SC)25-55746
01/02/2026MotionFiled Respondent's Motion for Leave to File Appendix. (SC)26-00190
01/02/2026AppendixFiled Respondent's Appendix. (SC)26-00191
01/02/2026AppendixFiled Respondent's Index Volume to Appendix. (SC)26-00192
01/05/2026Notice/IncomingFiled Appellant's Non-Opposition to State's Motion for Leave to File Appendix. (SC)26-00339
01/07/2026Case Status UpdateOral argument held this day. Case submitted for decision before Panel B25. (SC)
01/07/2026Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. Respondent has filed a motion for leave to file a supplemental appendix. Appellant has filed a non-opposition to the motion. The motion is granted. Respondent's supplemental appendix was filed on January 2, 2026. The documents filed by the parties indicate that the district court held a hearing on December 3, 2025, to address appellant's most recent psychiatric evaluation hearing in the underlying case but the district court took no further action given the pendency of this appeal. This court notes that while the district court is precluded from amending or modifying the judgment of conviction while this appeal is pending, see Buffington v. State, 110 Nev. 124, 1236, 868 P.2d 643, 644 (1994), the district court is not precluded from taking action that does not amend or modify the existing judgment of conviction. (SC)26-00911
02/26/2026Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed." Before: Pickering/Cadish/Lee. Author: Cadish, J. Majority: Pickering/Cadish/Lee. 142 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 15. KP/EC/PL. (SC).26-09007
03/10/2026Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petition for Rehearing. (REJECTED PER PHONE CALL ON 03/10/2026). (SC)
03/10/2026Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Petition for Rehearing. (SC).26-11166
03/24/2026Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying Rehearing. "Rehearing Denied." NRAP 40(c). B25-KP/EC/PL (SC)26-13550
04/03/2026Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Appellant's Petition for En Banc Reconsideration (SC)26-15293
04/24/2026Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order Denying En Banc Reconsideration. "En banc reconsideration denied." EN BANC. (SC)26-18750
05/15/2026RemittiturIssued Remittitur. (SC)26-22314
05/15/2026Case Status UpdateRemittitur Issued/Case Closed. (SC)
05/27/2026RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by District Court Clerk on 05/21/2026. (SC)26-22314