McNair v. Sheriff, Clark County

OPINION

By the Court,

Gunderson, J.:

This appeal questions the State’s right to obtain and proceed on a grand jury indictment for robbery, after a justice court dismissed a prior criminal complaint for the identical offense because the prosecutor appeared unprepared for a scheduled preliminary hearing, and failed to tender a proper motion to continue the case.

*436It appears that the State originally filed three complaints in Las Vegas Justice Court, charging separate felonies by appellant, who invoked his statutory right to have preliminary examinations within 15 days. NRS 171.196(2). On the…