DuFrane v. Sheriff, Washoe County

OPINION

The appellant petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that his confinement was unlawful, first for want of sufficient evidence to constitute probable cause to believe that a crime had been committed and that he committed it, and second, for violation of his constitutional rights due to a prejudicial pre-arrest delay.

He had been charged by indictment with sale of narcotics in violation of NRS 453.030. The grand jury heard the testimony of a police informer that he contacted the appellant for the purpose of purchasing narcotics; that on October 12, 1970, after being searched…