Williams v. Sheriff

OPINION

At the conclusion of a preliminary examination Narvell Williams was ordered to stand trial for grand larceny, a felony under NRS 205.220. Williams then filed a pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending the evidence adduced by the prosecuting attorney did not establish probable cause that she had committed the charged offense.

The district court denied habeas and in this appeal Williams reurges the same contention.

NRS 171.206 provides, in part: “If from the evidence it appears to the magistrate that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and…