Kussman v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

A grand jury indicted Kussman for attempted escape with use of a deadly weapon, extortion with use of a deadly weapon *545(three counts), and first degree kidnapping with use of a deadly weapon (three counts). Contending that insufficient evidence was produced before the grand jury to warrant indictment, he filed a petition with the district court for a writ of habeas corpus. He was unsuccessful in that endeavor, and now has filed with this court an original petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to release him from custody. For reasons…