Miles v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that an unverified petition for a writ of habeas corpus was not jurisdictionally barred from review
• holding that under Nevada's postconviction statutory scheme, lack of proper verification is not a jurisdictional defect
• recognizing that NRS Chapter 34 does not prohibit the amendment of a petition to cure pleading defects
• holding that the failure to verify a petition is an amendable defect
• providing that as a general rule, technical defects—like an inadequate verification or inadequate service— are not jurisdictional and therefore may be cured
• explaining that a properly verified supplemental petition can relate back to the original timely unverified petition

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Rivera-Moreno v. Government of the Virgin Islands
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2014-09-26· cited 51×
• State v. Powell
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2006-07-13· cited 28×
• Smith v. State
  Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama· 2005-02-25· cited 20×
• Hughley v. Government of the Virgin Islands
  Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands· 2014-10-01· cited 16×
• Harris v. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2014-06-12
• Briggs (William) Vs. State
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2021-11-10
• Honabach (Edward) Vs. Warden
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2021-12-17

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Edgar M. Hendricks v. Daniel Vasquez, Warden Attorney General of the State of California
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-07-12· cited 603×
• Kilgore v. State
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1990-06-19· cited 60×
• State v. Haberstroh
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2003-05-30· cited 60×
• Rodden v. State
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1990-09-11· cited 34×
• Taylor v. McKune
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 1998-07-10· cited 33×
• Cunningham v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. Clark County
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1986-12-10· cited 28×
• Morris v. United States
  E.D. Virginia· 1975-08-28· cited 17×
• Shorette v. State
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-06-07· cited 17×
• Cresta v. Eisenstadt
  D. Massachusetts· 1969-07-28· cited 11×
• Shipp v. County of Multnomah
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 1995-03-22· cited 10×
• SHERIFF, CLARK CTY. v. Arvey
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1977-02-16· cited 4×
• Sheriff v. Chumphol
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1979-12-11· cited 4×
• Schwartz v. Commissioner
  Ninth Circuit· 1944-02-16· cited 3×
• Sheriff v. Scalio
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1980-09-18· cited 2×
• Lewis v. Connett
  W.D. Arkansas· 1968-10-30· cited 2×