People v. Holder

HODGES, Chief Justice.

Defendant Holder was charged with attempted burglary. After a preliminary hearing, the district court dismissed the charges on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of probable cause that the defendant intended to commit a theft at the time of the attempted burglary. The People appealed this judgment of dismissal directly to this court. We now reverse and remand for reinstatement of the charges, having found ample evidence as a matter of law in the record to support a finding of probable cause.

At the preliminary hearing on February 11,…