MATHEWS v. LAMB

No. 5546.

446 P.2d 651 (1968)

Leola Love MATHEWS, Appellant, v. Ralph LAMB, Sheriff of Clark County, State of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 13, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foley, Garner & Shoemaker, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George E. Franklin, Jr., Dist. Atty., Janson F. Stewart, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was bound over to the district court following a preliminary hearing on the charge of forgery. A pre-trial petition for habeas corpus was denied, and appeal is taken from that order. Appellant's sole contention is that the prosecution failed to establish the corpus delicti of the crime of forgery. We do not agree, and affirm the order denying habeas.

The charge of forgery is based on the false endorsement of a paycheck...

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