Howard v. Sheriff

*50OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, C. J.:

The state charged Barbara Louise Howard and Thomas Howard, her husband, with the murder of Police Officer William Fortye on October 28, 1966, at Las Vegas. After a preliminary examination, both were held to answer in the district court. They entered pleas of not guilty at the arraignment. A motion for severance was granted. A separate information was then filed against Barbara in the district court. Soon thereafter, she filed a petition for habeas corpus to be released on bail pending trial. Her application was denied and she appealed to this court for…