Petschauer v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

By the Court,

Bat jer, J.:

On June 22, 1972, the Clark County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Ralph B. Detschauer with the sale of a controlled substance, a felony under NRS ch. 453. A bench warrant issued in that name. The local authorities were unable to find the named accused. Through a chance discussion with a traffic court clerk on March 29, 1973, a police officer learned that the true name of the person who allegedly sold the contraband was Ralph B. Petschauer, the appellant herein. Petschauer was located and arrested on March 30, 1973. From the time the indictment was…