APPLICATION OF KNAST

No. 12576.

614 P.2d 2 (1980)

In the Matter of the Application of Leonard KNAST, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson, Belaustegui & Robison and Kent R. Robison, Reno, for petitioner.

Thomas L. Stringfield, Dist. Atty., Elko County, Elko, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

By way of petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Leonard Knast challenges the refusal of the district court to grant him release on bail pending his trial on open murder charges. See NRS 34.530. The state contended that aggravating circumstances which would justify imposition of the death penalty were present under NRS 200.033(8). However, the district court in denying bail held that it need not determine whether the death penalty...

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