Sheriff v. Hilliard

OPINION

The Clark County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Leon Hilliard with pandering, a felony under NRS 201.300. 1 Hilliard subsequently petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus contending that the indictment was not supported by sufficient evidence because, among other things, the incriminating testimony lacked required corroboration. The district court agreed and granted the petition. This appeal followed.

Testimony upon which the indictment was based was provided by Sherry L. Richardson, an undercover police officer. Richardson testified that Hilliard approached…