Clark v. Meehl

SHEPARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order quashing an alternative writ of prohibition. Appellant Clark was charged in a complaint with having committed forgery and sought and obtained an alternative writ prohibiting the magistrate from conducting a preliminary hearing or proceeding further on the felony charge. Later the alternative writ was quashed and this appeal results. We affirm.

The alleged crime took place on February 3, 1973. On August 28, 1975, the Bannock County Prosecutor, by letter, requested the Attorney General of the State of Idaho to investigate the circumstances and if…