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Barker v. Sheriff

Supreme Court of Nevada
Dec 27, 1974
529 P.2d 207 (Nev. 1974)

Opinion

No. 7518

December 27, 1974

Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; John F. Mendoza, Judge.

George, Steffen Simmons, of Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Robert List, Attorney General, Carson City; Roy A Woofter, District Attorney, and Dan Seaton, Deputy District Attorney, Clark County, for Respondent.


OPINION


In this appeal from an order denying a pretrial petition for habeas corpus, we believe the unchallenged evidence adduced at the preliminary examination justified the magistrate's determination that there was probable cause to hold appellant for trial. NRS 171.206. See concurring opinion by ZENOFF, J., in Franklin v. State, 89 Nev. 382, 389, 513 P.2d 1252, 1257 (1973). Cf. Callanan v. United States, 364 U.S. 587 (1961); McWilliams v. State, 87 Nev. 302, 486 P.2d 481 (1971).

"[W]e are not now concerned with the prospect that the evidence presently in the record may, by itself, be insufficient to sustain a conviction." McDonald v. Sheriff, 89 Nev. 326, 327, 512 P.2d 774, 775 (1973).

Other contentions raised by appellant have previously been considered and rejected. McGee v. Sheriff, 86 Nev. 421, 470 P.2d 132 (1970); cf. Johnson v. Sheriff, 89 Nev. 304, 511 P.2d 1051 (1973); Goldsmith v. Sheriff, 85 Nev. 295, 454 P.2d 86 (1969).

The order denying habeas relief is affirmed.


Summaries of

Barker v. Sheriff

Supreme Court of Nevada
Dec 27, 1974
529 P.2d 207 (Nev. 1974)
Case details for

Barker v. Sheriff

Case Details

Full title:ANTHONY "TONY" BARKER, APPELLANT, v. SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA…

Court:Supreme Court of Nevada

Date published: Dec 27, 1974

Citations

529 P.2d 207 (Nev. 1974)
529 P.2d 207

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