Opinion
No. 59886.
04-11-2012
Jeremy John HENDRICK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.
Clark County Public Defender Attorney General/Carson City Clark County District Attorney
Clark County Public Defender
Attorney General/Carson City
Clark County District Attorney
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of attempted possession of a controlled substance. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; Linda Marie Bell, Judge.
Appellant argues that his sentence of 12 months in prison constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment and an abuse of discretion by the district court because he was found in possession of a small amount of methamphetamine and admitted his guilt. Appellant's sentence falls within the statutory limits and is not so unreasonably disproportionate to his offense as to shock the conscience. Blume v. State, 112 Nev. 472, 475, 915 P.2d 282, 284 (1996). Nor has he demonstrated that the district court abused its discretion in its sentencing decision. See Houk v. State, 103 Nev. 659, 664, 747 P.2d 1376, 1379 (1987) (noting broad discretion afforded district courts in sentencing matters). Accordingly, we
ORDER the judgment of conviction AFFIRMED.