Legal Opinion
State v. Craig
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1971No. 6372PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The appellate issue is whether there was an abuse of discretion when the district court dismissed an indictment against Raymond Kenneth Craig for failure to bring the accused to trial within 60 days after the finding of an indictment.
The relevant facts bearing upon this issue are these:
An indictment was returned February 19, 1970 charging Craig with the illegal sale of narcotics. NRS 453.030 and NRS 453.210(2). He was arrested on the indictment June 18, 1970. At all times between these dates he was amenable to arrest.
NRS 178.556 gives the court discretionary power to dismiss an…
3Cases cited3 opinions
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