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WATKINS v. SHERIFF OF CLARK COUNTY

No. 5647.

453 P.2d 611 (1969)

Freddie WATKINS, Appellant, v. SHERIFF OF CLARK COUNTY, Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 23, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Santini, Public Defender, Anthony M. Earl, Robert N. Peccole, H. Leon Simon, Deputy Public Defenders, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George E. Franklin, Jr., Clark County Dist. Atty., Earl P. Gripentrog, and Alan R. Johns, Deputy Dist. Attys., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice.

This appeal tenders an issue of law as to whether the statutory offense of obtaining money under false pretenses [NRS 205.380] embraces one who negotiates bearer paper to a holder in due course. Following a preliminary examination, Freddie Watkins was ordered to stand trial in the district court for having violated NRS 205.380. In that court he sought release from restraint by a petition for habeas corpus, was denied relief and...

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