Sheriff, Nye County v. Davis

OPINION

As part of an ongoing dispute between respondent Nye County Sheriff Harold A. “Stick” Davis (Sheriff) and appellant Nye County District Attorney Philip H. Dunleavy (District Attorney), the Sheriff agreed to resign. The District Attorney told the Sheriff that, if he withdrew his resignation, the District Attorney would press charges. The Sheriff withdrew his resignation on July 21, 1988. That same day, the District Attorney filed a criminal complaint against the Sheriff. The complaint contained numerous charges which were barred by the statute of limitations. It was amended on August 1,…