Waid v. Sheriff

OPINION

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a grand jury may indict in a narcotics case when the only evidence as to the nature of the substance involved is the testimony of an experienced, though nonexpert police officer that the substance appeared to be and was represented to be narcotic. Appellant contends that the testimony of a nonexpert witness is insufficient to establish the corpus delicti.

1. Expert testimony, though necessary for a conviction, is not required before a grand jury. Glosen v. Sheriff, 85 Nev. 145, 148, 451 P.2d 841 (1969); cf. Maskaly v. State, 85 Nev. *666111,…