Winston v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

At the conclusion of a preliminary examination, Johnny F. Winston was bound over for trial on charges of robbery and battery with intent to commit robbery, felonies under NRS 200.380 and 200.400. Winston then filed a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending the evidence adduced by the prosecuting attorney was insufficient to establish probable cause that he committed the charged offenses. The district court denied habeas and Winston, reurging the same contention, has appealed.

The record establishes that this proceeding arose out of an alleged violent robbery in the Las…