Legal Opinion
Application of Floyd
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided April 7, 1976No. Civ. R-76-41 BRTPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BRUCE R. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Petitioner has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He challenges the constitutionality of NRS 178.484(3) which grants a sheriff or chief of police the discretion of releasing, without bail, a person who has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor provided that person has had no prior convictions. Petitioner alleges that he has had no prior conviction, that he was charged with a misdemeanor, that he requested release without bail and that he was denied release under those conditions.
Petitioner contends that the Legislature, in granting the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Lucille C. Place v. Mrs. Mary C. ShepherdCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Norman J. Mastrian v. Kermit Hedman, Ramsey County Sheriff, and the State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
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