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SHERIFF v. VLASAK

No. 24893.

888 P.2d 441 (1995)

SHERIFF, WASHOE COUNTY, Nevada, Appellant, v. David Richard VLASAK, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 25, 1995

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Richard A. Gammick, Dist. Atty., and Gary H. Hatlestad, Deputy Dist. Atty., Washoe County, for appellant.

Michael R. Specchio, Public Defender, and John Reese Petty, Deputy Public Defender, Washoe County, for respondent.

OPINION

STEFFEN, Chief Justice:

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether NRS 201.020, which criminalizes a parent's "persistent" failure to provide "support and maintenance" for his or her children, is unconstitutionally vague. For the reasons explained hereafter, we conclude that the challenged statute is not unconstitutional and we therefore reverse the district court's order.

FACTS

The respondent, David Vlasak...

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