Court Opinion

ID: 9569725
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 20:16:43.281242+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:03:51.013709
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Thompson, J.,
dissenting:
The State appeals from an order of the district court granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus presented by Victor Havas. Havas was charged with having committed the crime of forcible rape (NRS 200.363). Following a preliminary examination, he was ordered to stand trial in the district court. The instant proceeding for habeas relief then was filed, and the district court released Havas from custody since, in its view, no evidence of force was introduced to sustain the charge.
Force is a necessary ingredient of the offense of forcible rape, State v. Lung, 21 Nev. 209, 28 P. 235 (1891). I find nothing in the record before us to suggest that the accused used force to cause the complainant to submit to sexual intercourse. I would affirm the district court’s order granting habeas relief.