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SHERIFF v. BRIGHT

No. 22193.

835 P.2d 782 (1992)

SHERIFF, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, Appellant, v. Noel BRIGHT and John Harvey, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 22, 1992

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankie Sue Del Papa, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Rex A. Bell, Dist. Atty., James Tufteland, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty. and Robert Lucherini, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for appellant.

Cherry & Bailus, Las Vegas, for respondent John Harvey.

Schieck & Derke, Las Vegas, for respondent Noel Bright.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Respondents, Noel Bright and John Harvey, were indicted by a grand jury on racketeering charges. The district court granted respondents' petitions for writs of habeas corpus on grounds that the respondents had been denied their right to counsel before the grand jury.

Appellant, the Sheriff of Clark County (State), contends that the grand jury is an investigative rather than an adversarial vehicle, and therefore, the right to counsel...

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