After The Appeal
NRS 34.726 — 1 year from the judgment or the appeal's remittitur, unless the delay was not the petitioner's fault
One year. A petition challenging a judgment of conviction or a sentence is filed within 1 year after the judgment is entered or, if there was an appeal, within 1 year after the appellate court issues its remittitur.
A late petition can go forward for good cause: the petitioner shows the delay was not their fault and that dismissing the petition as untimely would unduly prejudice them.
The sentence is not put on hold just because a petition could be filed. A stay needs a petition actually filed and a compelling basis.
Sources for this section (1)
- NRS 34.726 — Limitations on time to file
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