____ v. SHERIFF, WASHOE CTY.

No. 10591.

579 P.2d 1249 (1978)

___, a minor, 15 years of age, Appellant, v. SHERIFF, WASHOE COUNTY, nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. Pope, Reno, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Larry R. Hicks, Dist. Atty., and Calvin Dunlap, Deputy Dist. Atty., Washoe County, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

An indictment, filed in the district court, charged the 15-year-old appellant with (1) attempted murder (NRS 200.010; NRS 208.070), and (2) leaving the scene of an accident, a felony (NRS 484.219).

A pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus contended the charges must be dismissed because "no child under the age of 16 years may be certified for treatment as an adult... ." The district judge considered and denied the habeas...

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