Aston (John) v. State

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

JOHN THOMAS ASTON, No. 73789 Appellant, VS. THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondent. FILED MAR 0 b 2018 ag 7 f BROI I E OF FEL

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ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction. First Judicial District Court, Carson City; James E. Wilson, Judge. Appellant's counsel previously filed a letter indicating that appellant is deceased and requesting guidance on how to proceed. On November 6, 2017, we entered an order instructing that appellant's personal representative, if any, should file a motion for substitution in this court pursuant to NRAP 43 within 90 days if he or she wished to proceed with this appeal. See NRAP 43(a); Brass v. State, 129 Nev. 527, 306 P.3d 393 (2013); see also Walker v. Burkhatti, 68 Nev. 250, 253-54, 229 P.2d 158, 160 (1951) ("Upon the death of a party. . the [action] cannot proceed until someone is substituted for the decedent . .."). We stated that if no personal representative was substituted within that time, this appeal would be dismissed. See Brass, 129 Nev. at 530, 306 P.3d at 395. To date, no personal

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representative has filed a motion for substitution or otherwise communicated with this court. Accordingly, we ORDER this appeal DISMISSED.

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CC: Hon. James E. Wilson, District Judge State Public Defender/Carson City Attorney General/Carson City Carson City District Attorney Carson City Clerk

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