State v. Havas

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

Victor Rowland Havas, the respondent, was charged with rape. After a preliminary hearing, he was held to answer the charge in the district court. Thereafter, he petitioned that court for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. The State has appealed from the order granting the writ. The sole issue presented for our consideration is whether the record taken before the magistrate establishes “probable cause to believe that an offense [rape] has been committed and that the defendant has committed it.” NRS 171.206. State v. Fuchs, 78 Nev. 63, 368 P.2d 869…