Baker v. Sheriff

OPINION

At the conclusion of a preliminary examination, Patrick Baker was held to answer a charge of possession of stolen property, a felony under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 205.275. Baker then filed a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending the evidence adduced by the prosecuting attorney was insufficient to establish probable cause that he committed the charged offense. The district court denied habeas and in this appeal Baker reasserts the same contention.

The record establishes that Baker and two other suspects were arrested after they had been observed driving up and down a Las…