McKinney v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

Pursuant to a True Bill returned by the Clark County Grand Jury, William McKinney, among others, was indicted for murder, a felony under NRS 200.010 and 200.030. He then challenged the indictment with a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending (1) the grand jury was not properly instructed on the law; (2) prosecutorial misconduct occurred during the elicitation of testimony before the grand jury; and, (3 ) there was insufficient evidence presented to the grand jury to support the indictment. The district judge considered and rejected McKinney’s habeas challenge and, in…