SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA v. Stevens

OPINION

Stevens was charged with burglary, NRS 205.060, and grand larceny, NRS 205.220. These charges arose out of an incident on the 9th of October, 1980, in which two victims awoke to find Stevens in their motel room carrying away a purse belonging to one of the victims. The purse was subsequently recovered, but several items in the purse were missing, including a wallet containing approximately $150.

In a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Stevens challenged the sufficiency of evidence presented at the preliminary examination in support of the charge of grand larceny.. The…