Martin v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

The appellant was charged by criminal complaint with rape (NRS 200.263) and lewdness with a minor (NRS 201.230). The rape count alleged the infliction of substantial bodily harm [NRS 200.263(l)(a)].

The alleged victim was a 9-year-old girl, whose testimony at the preliminary examination was sufficient to constitute probable cause to believe that the offense had occurred and that the appellant had probably committed it. In support of the substantial-bodily-harm charge, the victim’s mother testified that she had called the police because of her daughter’s bleeding vagina.

At the conclusion…