Broadhead v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J:

Appellant originally was arrested and posted bail on a complaint filed in the Justice Court of Las Vegas Township, charging sale of marijuana to a person over the age of 21, a violation of NRS 453.030. Awaiting a preliminary hearing, which he demanded, appellant returned home to Colorado, where he was employed by a tree service company. The prosecution sought several continuances of the preliminary hearing, which appellant’s counsel did not oppose, and appellant’s counsel requested at least one continuance on their own account; then, on March 16, 1970, the…