In THE MATTER OF ERVIN v. Leypoldt

OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, C. J.:

This appeal is from an order denying a writ of habeas corpus.

A complaint was filed in the justice’s court of Las Vegas township, Clark County, Nevada, charging appellant with the murder on July 6', 1959, of Dolores Ann Stafford, a female child of the age of six years. After a preliminary hearing before the justice of the peace appellant was bound over for trial in the district court.

The only question before us on this appeal is whether or not sufficient evidence was presented at the preliminary hearing to justify the justice of the peace in holding the…