NRS 172.255 – Finding and return of presentment or indictment; effect of failure to indict.
1. A presentment or indictment may be found only upon the concurrence of 12 or more jurors. 2. The jurors shall vote separately on each person and each count included in a presentment or indictment. 3. The presentment or indictment must be returned by the grand jury to a judge in open court or, in […]
NRS 172.259 – Publication of fact that no indictment was issued by grand jury.
After a grand jury investigation is concluded: 1. A person who was the subject of the investigation but against whom an indictment was not returned; or 2. A district attorney, with the permission of that person, may make public the fact that no indictment was issued as a result of the grand jury’s investigation. (Added […]
NRS 172.265 – Names of witnesses inserted or endorsed at foot of indictment.
When an indictment is found, the names of the witnesses examined before the grand jury shall be inserted at the foot of the indictment, or endorsed thereon before it is presented to the court. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1411)
NRS 172.267 – Report of grand jury: Scope; purpose; limitations.
1. A grand jury may issue a report concerning a matter into which it may lawfully inquire. 2. The report must be issued for the sole purpose of reporting on the matter. The report must not: (a) Contain material the sole effect of which is to ridicule or abuse a person or otherwise subject the […]
NRS 172.269 – Report of grand jury: Inclusion of recommendations to public officers or agencies; criticism must be constructive; positive statement of no indictable activity required, if applicable.
A grand jury may include in its report recommendations to a public officer or agency for actions which will reduce costs, increase efficiency or result in better service to the public. Any criticism made therein must be constructive and made in support of the recommendations. If such recommendations and criticism are included in a report […]
NRS 172.139 – District attorney and grand jury prohibited from questioning attorney regarding matters learned for client or issuing subpoena for work done by attorney for client.
During a grand jury proceeding, the district attorney and the grand jurors shall not: 1. Question an attorney or an attorney’s employee regarding matters which were learned during a legitimate investigation for a client. 2. Issue a subpoena for the production of the private notes or other matters representing work done by the attorney or […]
NRS 172.145 – Defendant entitled to submit statement regarding preliminary hearing which grand jury must receive; grand jury required to hear and district attorney required to submit known evidence which will explain away charge; invitations and issuance of process for witnesses.
1. The grand jury is not bound to hear evidence for the defendant, except that the defendant is entitled to submit a statement which the grand jury must receive providing whether a preliminary hearing was held concerning the matter and, if so, that the evidence presented at the preliminary hearing was considered insufficient to warrant […]
NRS 172.155 – Degree of evidence to warrant indictment; objection.
1. The grand jury ought to find an indictment when all the evidence before them, taken together, establishes probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the defendant has committed it. 2. The defendant may object to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the indictment only by application for a […]
NRS 172.165 – Grand juror must declare knowledge as to commission of public offense; investigation.
If a member of the grand jury knows or has reason to believe that a public offense has been committed, which is triable within the jurisdiction of the district court which has impaneled such grand jury, the member must declare such knowledge or belief to the member’s fellow jurors, who shall thereupon investigate the alleged […]
NRS 172.175 – Matters into which grand jury shall and may inquire.
1. Each grand jury that is not impaneled for a specific limited purpose shall inquire into: (a) The case of every person imprisoned in the jail of the county, on a criminal charge, against whom an indictment has not been found or an information or complaint filed. (b) The condition and management of any public […]