Sheriff of Washoe County v. Vasile

OPINION

Thomas Gene Vasile was charged with a violation of NRS 453.321, sale of a controlled substance. A preliminary examination was held in the justice’s court, and Vasile was bound over to the district court. A timely petition for a pretrial writ of habeas corpus was granted by the district court. The state appeals from the subsequent dismissal of all charges. We affirm.

At the preliminary examination, Reno police officer, John Douglas testified that he was introduced to Vasile at a Reno hotel. Introduction was made by a person referred to by Officer Douglas as a “confidential informant.”

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