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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 172.175 – 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 […]

NRS 172.205 – Power to engage services of skilled persons.

The grand jury shall have the power, with the consent of the board of county commissioners, to engage the services of an attorney other than and in addition to the district attorney, certified public accountants, and such other skilled persons as may be necessary in the performance of its inquisitorial powers. (Added to NRS by […]