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STEVENSON v. SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY

No. 9070.

554 P.2d 255 (1976)

Rufus Duane STEVENSON, Appellant, v. SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY, Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender and Joseph W. Houston, Clark County Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George E. Holt, Dist. Atty., and Rimantas A. Rukstele, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Charged with the felonious possession of a controlled substance (heroin), in violation of NRS 453.336 and NRS 453.161, Rufus Duane Stevenson petitioned for habeas corpus. Stevenson argued the charges should be dismissed because his preliminary examination was not scheduled within the fifteen (15) day period prescribed by NRS 171.196(2). The magistrate had scheduled the preliminary examination nineteen (19) days after Stevenson's initial...

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