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Today (April 26) Clark County’s District Court announced that during the 2007 calendar year it will begin the process of assuming operation, control and supervision of the Court Clerk’s Office.
As demands on the court system have grown, it has become more apparent that the court must make this change to respond to a growing caseload [...]

19-year-old Jhesus Jiminez entered a guilty plea this afternoon (April 20) to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the Clark County District Court. A bail amount of $15,000 was set by Hearing Master Kevin Williams. Jiminez remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center. He will be sentenced June 12, 2006 [...]

The following cases were adjudicated today (April 19) in the Las Vegas Township Justice Court and the Eighth Judicial District Court:

Ronnie Dion Edwards, Felony Arraignment scheduled for 4/27/06, Preliminary Hearing, 5/3/06.
Gilbert Barocio, Bound Over to District Court for arraignment and trial, date pending.
Avery Allen Church, Preliminary Hearing scheduled for 5/4/06 in Justice Court Dept. [...]

Senior Judge John McGroarty will preside over the graduation of two Mental Health Court consumers at 10 a.m. Thursday (April 20) in Courtroom 1A of the Regional Justice Center. These are the first individuals to successfully complete the Mental Health Court program.
The Mental Health Court was established in 2003 to assist the community in [...]

April is National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. In recognition, the Eighth Judicial District Court and the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program will host the community’s Sixth Annual Light of Hope Ceremony to recognize the critical need for permanent, loving homes for child victims of abuse and neglect at 4:30 p.m., Thursday [...]

District Court Judge Jackie Glass denied Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan bail today (April 18) indicating there was a “significant risk of flight” in making her decision.
It came following a brief hearing in which the defense argued the state had not met the standard of “proof is evident or the presumption great” that allows for [...]

Today (April 17), a jury found John Moxley guilty of First Degree Murder by Child Abuse for the 1997 death of his son Jonathon. The penalty phase begins at 1:15 p.m. tomorrow. Moxley faces a possible penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole. This was the second trial for [...]

19-year-old Jhesus Jiminez will seek a lower bail amount Thursday (April 20) at 8:30 a.m. in District Court Department 7. Jiminez has been linked to the death of Thomas Prosser. Prosser’s burned body was found in the Nevada desert after Jiminez allegedly attempted to dispose of it.
According to a legal brief filed by [...]

This afternoon (April 14), Judge Gerald W. Hardcastle referred to a Nevada Supreme Court opinion as the basis for deciding to return a child to the custody of her grandmother. The child had been placed by Judge Hardcastle in the custody of foster parents; however, the Nevada Supreme Court returned the case to Judge [...]

This morning (April 14), a 17-year-old Sierra Vista High School Basketball player denied charges he sexually assaulted a classmate during an alleged hazing incident earlier this year. The student appeared before Judge William O. Voy.
The student was charged last month with one count of sexual assault and two counts each of battery and open [...]