Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Sheriff

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided January 19, 1977No. 9347PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*14OPINION

2Per curiam

At the conclusion of a preliminary examination, Jimmie Edwards was ordered to stand trial for unlawfully taking a vehicle without the consent of the owner, a gross misdemeanor under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.2715. Edwards then filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending there was insufficient evidence adduced by the prosecution to establish probable cause that he committed the charged offense. The district judge considered and denied the petition and in this appeal Edwards advances the same contention.

The record establishes that, on September 30, 1976, Edwards and another…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Leary v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Carter v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Mitchell v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1976

4Cited by3 opinions

  1. Montes v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Nevada Industrial Commission v. ReeseNevada Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Nevada Industrial Commission v. ReeseNevada Supreme Court · 1977

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