Schuster v. Eighth Judicial District Court

OPINION

Donald Schuster has petitioned this court for a writ of mandamus or prohibition, alleging that the district court erred in denying his pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus and/or motion to dismiss a grand jury indictment. Specifically, Schuster requests this court to compel the district court to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the State improperly refused to instruct the grand jury on the law relating to self-defense.1 Although we deny the pe*189tition, we conclude that this claim presents a substantial legal issue warranting a published decision.2

FACTS

In February 2006,…