State v. Rollings

The preliminary examination must be had without delay. Secs. 10744, 10764, 10768, 10770 N.C.L.

The examination must be completed in six days, unless by consent or motion of the defendant. Section 10771 N.C.L.

This requirement is jurisdictional. Ex Parte Ah Kee, 22 Nev. 374,40 P. 879.

The defendant had an absolute right to counsel of his own choice at every stage of the preliminary proceedings. Art. I, sec. 8, Constitution of Nevada; secs. 10654, 10768-9 N.C.L.; State v. Crosby, 24 Nev. 115, 122, 50 P. 127; 8 R.C.L. 83, nn. 1, 4; State v. Oberst (Kan.), 273 P. 490, 492; Powell v. Alabama,287 U.S.…