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RHYNE (KELLY) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY)

Case Information: 36064
Short Caption:RHYNE (KELLY) VS. STATE (DEATH PENALTY)Court:Supreme Court
Lower Court Case(s):Elko Co. - Fourth Judicial District - 7392RClassification:Criminal Appeal - Death Penalty - Direct
Disqualifications:Case Status:Remittitur Issued/Case Closed
Replacement:Panel Assigned: En Banc
To SP/Judge:SP Status:
Oral Argument:02/09/2001 at 10:30 AMOral Argument Location:Carson City
Submission Date:02/09/2001How Submitted:After Oral Argument

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Docket Entries
DateTypeDescriptionPending?Document
05/04/2000Filing Fee Filing Fee Waived.
05/04/2000Notice of Appeal DocumentsFiled Documents from District Court Clerk. Judgment of Conviction, D.C. Minutes and List of Exhibits. 00-07333
05/04/2000TranscriptFiled Transcript. Proceedings: February 18, 1999, April 15, 1999, April 16, 1999, May 27, 1999, June 18, 1999 (9:50 a.m.), June 18, 1999 (1:40 p.m.), July 22, 1999 (9:50 a.m.), July 22, 1999 (11:20 a.m.), July 28, 1999, July 29, 1999, August 9, 1999, September 1, 1999 (9:50 a.m.), September 1, 1999 (2:15 p.m.), September 16, 1999, October 13, 1999 (1:38 p.m.), October 13, 1999 (4:45 p.m.), November 4, 1999, November 5, 1999 (10:00 a.m.), November 5, 1999 (4:00 p.m.), November 12, 1999 (9:45 a.m.), November 12, 1999 (12:00 p.m.), November 12, 1999 (2:00 p.m.), December 2, 1999, January 31, 2000, February 1, 2000, February 10, 2000, February 24, 2000, February 25, 2000, March 7, 2000, March 8, 2000, March 9, 2000 (9:30 a.m.), March 9, 2000 (9:45 a.m.), March 9, 2000 (10:45 a.m.), March 10, 2000, March 13, 2000, March 14, 2000 (9:30 a.m.), March 14, 2000 (4:00 p.m.), March 15, 2000, March 16, 2000, March 17, 2000, March 20, 2000, March 21, 2000, March 22, 2000, March 23, 2000, March 26, 2000, March 28, 2000 (9:30 a.m.), March 28, 2000 (9:30 a.m.), March 30, 2000, April 4, 2000, April 14, 2000 (2:15 p.m.), April 14, 2000 (3:15 p.m.), April 21, 2000, April 25, 2000, April 26, 2000, April 27, 2000, April 27, 2000, April 28, 2000 (9:20 a.m.), and April 28, 2000 (9:30 a.m.). Court Reporters: Lisa M. Manley and Zoie Williams. 00-07334
05/05/2000Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice to File Docketing Statement. (Docketing statement mailed to counsel for appellant.) Due Date: 15 days
05/12/2000Docketing StatementFiled Docketing Statement. 00-07925
05/30/2000MotionFiled Motion to Extend Time. 00-09103
06/01/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The Elko County Clerk shall have to and including June 20, 2000, to file a certified copy of the record on appeal. 00-09207
06/14/2000Record on Appeal DocumentsFiled Record on Appeal Copy. Vols. 1 through 22. (VOLUMES 17 THROUGH 20 ARE SEALED). 00-10125
06/19/2000Letter/IncomingFiled Letter. from district judge regarding "confidential files" 00-10486
06/30/2000MotionFiled Motion for Stay. Motion to Stay Execution. (Filed via fax.) 00-11220
06/30/2000Order/IncomingFiled District Court Order. Copy of Order Granting Stay of Execution filed in district court on June 30, 2000. (Filed via fax.) 00-11235
07/05/2000MotionFiled Motion for Stay. Motion to Stay Execution. (Original--filed via fax on 6/30/00) 00-11522
07/06/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. On June 30, 2000, appellant moved this court for a stay of execution pending appeal. Later that day, the district court entered an order staying appellant's execution pending appeal. Because the district court has granted the requested stay, we deny appellant's motion in this court as moot. 00-11512
08/21/2000MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. Appellant's Motion to File an Opening Brief in Excess of 30 Pages. 00-14635
08/31/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. On August 21, 2000, appellant submitted an 85-page opening brief and a motion requesting permission to exceed the thirty-page briefing limitation. Appellant's motion is hereby granted. The clerk shall file appellant's opening brief. The State shall have sixty days from the date of this order to file an answering brief. Further briefing shall proceed pursuant to SCR 250(6)(d). 00-15414
08/31/2000BriefFiled Opening Brief. 00-14643
08/31/2000AppendixFiled Appendix to Opening Brief. 00-14644
09/05/2000MotionFiled Stipulation. 00-15570
09/21/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order/Stipulation Disapproved. On September 5, 2000, the parties filed a stipulation to extend the time for the filing of respondent's answering brief for thirty days, to and including September 20, 2000. Pursuant to the order of this court entered on August 31, 2000, respondent's answering brief is not due to be filed until October 30, 2000. Therefore, we disapprove the stipulation as moot. 00-16723
10/26/2000MotionFiled Motion for Excess Pages. Respondent's Motion to file Answering Brief in Excess of 30 Pages. 00-18961
11/02/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order Granting Motion. The clerk of this court shall file the fifty-nine page answering brief provisionally submitted to this court on October 30, 2000. 00-19258
11/02/2000BriefFiled Answering Brief. 00-19083
11/02/2000AppendixFiled Appendix to Answering Brief. 00-19086
12/08/2000BriefFiled Reply Brief. Mailed on: 12/06/00. 00-21526
12/08/2000MotionFiled Motion. Motion for Order Re: Filing of Reply Appendix Comprised of Prior Convictions, Sentencing Transcripts and Court Dockets from Elko County Homicide Prosecutions 1990-2000. 00-21528
12/14/2000MotionFiled Response to Motion. Response to Motion Regarding Filing an Appendix to Reply Brief. 00-21885
12/19/2000Order/ProceduralFiled Order Denying Motion. Appellant having failed to demonstrate that the supplemental appendix would be properly filed and considered by this court, the motion for permission to file the reply appendix is hereby denied. 00-22120
12/20/2000Notice/OutgoingIssued Notice Scheduling Oral Argument. Oral Argument is scheduled for 60 minutes in Carson City on February 9, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. (En Banc)
01/24/2001Notice/OutgoingIssued Oral Argument Reminder Notice.
01/25/2001BriefFiled Supplemental Authorities. Respondent's Supplemental Memorandum of Authorities filed pursuant to NRAP 31. 01-01634
02/09/2001Case Status Update Submitted for Decision. EN BANC-WM/CY/MS/DA/RR/ML/NB
03/28/2001MotionFiled Motion. Motion to Supplement Appendix. 01-05442
03/30/2001MotionFiled Response to Motion. Opposition to Motion to Supplement Appendix. 01-05576
04/20/2001MotionFiled Motion. Request for Ruling on Motion to Supplement Appendix with 2000 Census Data. 01-06786
01/16/2002Opinion/DispositionalFiled Authored Opinion. "Affirmed." fn40[On March 26, 2001, Rhyne moved to supplement his appendix with 2000 census data on the number of Hispanics in the Elko County population. The State filed its opposition to the motion on March 30, 2001. The census data was not presented to the district court; therefore, we deny Rhyne's motion.] Before the Court En Banc. By the Court, Maupin, C.J. We concur: Young, Shearing, Agosti, Leavitt, JJ. Becker, J., with whom Rose, J., agrees, concurring in part and dissenting in part. 118 Nev. Adv. Opn. No. 1. EN BANC 02-01061
02/01/2002Filing FeeReceived Filing Fee Paid on Filing. $100 from Matthew J. Stermitz - check no. 2854.
02/01/2002Post-Judgment PetitionFiled Petition for Rehearing. Mailed on: January 31, 2002. 02-02181
03/06/2002Post-Judgment OrderFiled Order/Rehearing Denied. "Rehearing denied." NRAP 40( c). EN BANC 02-04040
03/21/2002RemittiturIssued Remittitur. 02-04160
03/21/2002Case Status Update Remittitur Issued/Case Closed.
04/01/2002RemittiturFiled Remittitur. Received by County Clerk on March 25, 2002. 02-04160