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VENTUREIRA v. SHERIFF, WASHOE COUNTY

No. 8217.

535 P.2d 1286 (1975)

Juan Enrique VENTUREIRA, Appellant, v. SHERIFF, WASHOE COUNTY, Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Dale Murphy, Public Defender, and William Puzey, Deputy Public Defender, Reno, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Larry R. Hicks, Dist. Atty., and Jack Alian, Deputy Dist. Atty., Reno, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This appeal challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant prosecution of appellant for attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and assault with intent to commit murder.

The only probative evidence of record is that appellant fired two shots from a pistol in a public area. We deem such evidence totally insufficient to meet the probable cause requirement of NRS 171.206 that any of the charged crimes were committed...

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