In re Oxley
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding. . Petition of James Oxley and James Mulvaney for a writ of habeas corpus. There is no statute authorizing a second arrest and a second preliminary examination where a party has been discharged by a committing magistrate because of the insufficiency of the evidence to support the alleged offense. (Rev. Laws, sec. 6930, et seq.) .The district attorney cannot disregard the criminal statutes which provide a method of procedure in criminal cases.
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Original proceeding. . Petition of James Oxley and James Mulvaney for a writ of habeas corpus. There is no statute authorizing a second arrest and a second preliminary examination where a party has been discharged by a committing magistrate because of the insufficiency of the evidence to support the alleged offense. (Rev. Laws, sec. 6930, et seq.) .The district attorney cannot disregard the criminal statutes which provide a method of procedure in criminal cases. And criminal statutes must be strictly construed. (Wharton, Crim. Law, 11th ed. vol. 1, p. 52; U. S. v. Clayton, Fed. Cas. No.…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Norcross, C. J.:
This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus. Upon a complaint sworn to on the 24th day of May, 1915, charging petitioners with the crime of grand larceny, petitioners were arrested, and .thereafter, upon a.preliminary examination held, before the justice of the peace in and for Elko township, county of Elko, on the 29th day of May, 1915, petitioners were ordered discharged from custody upon the ground of insufficiency of the evidence offered to justify holding the petitioners to answer. Thereafter and on the same day, following the discharge of petitioners, a…
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