Goldsmith v. Sheriff of Lyon County

OPINION

By the Court,

Bat jer, J.:

This is an appeal by the petitioner, David Goldsmith, from an order of the district court denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus. The following facts are pertinent on this appeal:

On January 17, 1968, a criminal complaint was filed charging Goldsmith with the murders of Robert Stacker and Larry Olinger. Shortly thereafter he was arrested in the state of Wyoming and subsequently extradited to the State of Nevada. On May 16 and 17, 1968, a preliminary examination was held to determine whether the crime of murder had been committed against Robert…