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ORMOUND v. SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY

No. 11467.

591 P.2d 258 (1979)

Willie Fred ORMOUND, Appellant, v. SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY, Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and William P. Henry, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Richard H. Bryan, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Robert J. Miller, Dist. Atty. and M. Douglas Whitney, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The sole question before us on this appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is whether the district court improperly granted a continuance of the preliminary examination due to the absence of the prosecuting witness. We agree with the appellant's contention that the continuance was improperly granted.

Our prior decisions have established that where a legal means of compelling the attendance of a witness...

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