Court Opinion

ID: 9606272
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 02:48:40.19423+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:05:50.848125
License: Public Domain

Batjer, J.,
concurring:
The majority opinion sets forth the accusations and allegations against Biglieri contained in the grand jury report. Not one of these allegations could be legitimately used to support an indictment or information for violation of NRS 197.110(2), applying Nevada’s probable cause standard. See e.g. Franklin v. State, 89 Nev. 382, 513 P.2d 1252 (1973); State v. von Brincken, 86 Nev. 769, 476 P.2d 733 (1970).
I reluctantly must agree with the majority, however, that there could be an innuendo or imputation of such a violation. Since it appears to be the intent of the Nevada Legislature to render the grand jury impotent in its reporting function, I have no alternative but to concur in the result reached by the majority and conclude that NRS 172.175(3) mandates reversal in this case.