Twigg v. Sheriff, Elko County

OPINION

At the conclusion of a preliminary examination, an information was filed charging both appellants with the sale of a controlled substance, oil of hashish, a violation of NRS 453.321.

Both appellants filed separate and timely petitions for writs of habeas corpus contending: (1) that the information should be dismissed because of the failure of the state to produce a confidential informant at the preliminary examination; and, (2) that as to Michael Twigg, the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of probable cause that he made a “sale” of a controlled substance. The district…