CRANFORD v. SMART

No. 8599.

545 P.2d 1162 (1976)

Melvin L. CRANFORD, Petitioner, v. Stanley A. SMART, District Judge, Third Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for the County of Lander, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace R. Goff, State Public Defender, Carson City, for petitioner.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George G. Holden, Dist. Atty., and Hy T. Forgeron, Deputy Dist. Atty., Battle Mountain, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Melvin L. Cranford was charged with several offenses, one of which being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm. After preliminary examination, where Cranford was ordered to stand trial, he sought and was denied habeas corpus. On appeal we reversed as to the "ex-felon in possession" count because the record contained "neither probative nor demonstrable evidence that Cranford was an ex-felon." Cranford v. Sheriff, 91 Nev. 551, 553...

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