Barr v. Sheriff, Washoe County

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, C. J.:

This is an appeal from the denial of a pretrial application for habeas corpus following a preliminary hearing where appellant was bound over for trial. We affirm the lower court’s order.

Appellant is alleged to have committed a forgery. When the warrant of arrest was issued appellant was incarcerated in a federal penitentiary in another state. A detainer was lodged against him. During his federal imprisonment appellant wrote the Sparks police department requesting the district attorney’s office to drop the detainer. The request was denied by the district…