Robertson v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

Eugene Robertson was charged with the crime of robbery. After a preliminary hearing he was bound over to the district court and held to answer the charge. Prior to entering his plea in district court, he filed a habeas petition contesting the sufficiency of the evidence presented during the preliminary hearing to establish the necessary “probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the defendant has committed it.” NRS 171.206. We affirm the district judge’s order denying the petition for habeas.

The main thrust of Robertson’s argument is…