Sheriff, Clark County v. Hecht

OPINION

This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting respondent’s pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because we conclude that the writ of habeas corpus was improperly granted, we reverse.

Respondent was charged with subornation of perjury in violation of NRS 199.120. The events leading to the charge were as follows.

Respondent, an attorney, represented a client who had been charged with indecent exposure. The client was originally charged with a gross misdemeanor. However, when the district attorney learned that the client had previously been convicted in California…