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SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY v. BYRON

No. 9946.

571 P.2d 103 (1977)

SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY, Nevada, Appellant, v. Betty BYRON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, George E. Holt, Dist. Atty., and H. Douglas Clark, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for appellant.

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and Robert B. Amundson, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

At the conclusion of a preliminary examination, Betty Byron was ordered to stand trial for selling a controlled substance (heroin), in violation of NRS 453.321 and NRS 453.161. A pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contended there was insufficient evidence to establish probable cause to believe that Byron committed the charged offense.

The thrust of Byron's argument was that the charge must fail because the prosecuting...

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