WELLMAN v. SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY

No. 7628.

521 P.2d 365 (1974)

Joanne Helen WELLMAN, aka Franklin, Appellant, v. SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY, Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas J. Shoemaker, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Roy A. Woofter, Dist. Atty., and Joel M. Cooper, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

After a preliminary examination, appellant was ordered to stand trial for the murder of her husband. NRS 200.010. Thereafter, by petition for habeas corpus, she challenged the sufficiency of the evidence to show probable cause, contending that the only evidence against her was the testimony of Roosevelt Swift, who admitted having committed the homicide himself but who asserted he had done so at appellant's instance.

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