A Minor v. Sheriff

OPINION

An indictment, filed in the district court, charged the 15-year-old appellant with (1) attempted murder (NRS 200.010; NRS 208.070), and (2) leaving the scene of an accident, a felony (NRS 484.219).

A pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contended the charges must be dismissed because “no child under the age of 16 years may be certified for treatment as an adult. ...” The district judge considered and denied the habeas petition and in this appeal the same argument is reasserted.1

Appellant’s central argument is that we must reverse because NRS 62.050 vests exclusive original…