NRS 16.150 – Action may be tried again when jury discharged or prevented from giving verdict.
In all cases where a jury are discharged, or prevented from giving a verdict by reason of accident or other cause during the progress of the trial, or after the cause is submitted to them, the action may be again tried, immediately or at a future time, as the court shall direct. [1911 CPA § […]
NRS 16.160 – Court may adjourn from time to time while jury absent; sealed verdict.
While the jury are absent the court may adjourn from time to time in respect to other business, but it shall, nevertheless, be deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury until a verdict is rendered or the jury discharged. The court may direct the jury to bring in a […]
NRS 16.170 – Verdict of jury.
When a jury has agreed upon its verdict, the jurors shall be conducted into court by the officer having them in charge; they shall be asked by the court, or clerk, whether they have agreed upon their verdict; and if the foreman answers in the affirmative, the verdict shall be delivered to the court who […]
NRS 16.180 – Proceedings when verdict informal.
If the verdict be informal or insufficient in not covering the whole issue or issues submitted, the verdict may be corrected by the jury, under the advice of the court, or the jury may again be sent out. [1911 CPA § 277; RL § 5219; NCL § 8775]
NRS 16.190 – Polling jury; recording verdict and discharging jury.
When the verdict is given and is not informal or insufficient, the jury foreman or the clerk shall read it aloud. If the verdict is general, any party may request that the jury be polled. If a poll is requested, the clerk shall call the names of the jurors and ask each “Is this your […]
NRS 16.140 – Jury may come into court for further instructions.
After the jury has retired for deliberation, if there is a disagreement among them as to any part of the testimony, or if they desire to be informed of any point of law arising in the cause, they may require the officer to conduct them into court. Upon their being brought into court, the court […]
NRS 16.050 – Grounds for challenges for cause.
1. Challenges for cause may be taken on one or more of the following grounds: (a) A want of any of the qualifications prescribed by statute to render a person competent as a juror. (b) Consanguinity or affinity within the third degree to either party. (c) Standing in the relation of debtor and creditor, guardian […]
NRS 16.060 – Challenges for cause tried by court.
Challenges for cause shall be tried by the court. The juror challenged and any other person may be examined as a witness on the trial of the challenge. [1911 CPA § 265; RL § 5207; NCL § 8763]
NRS 16.070 – Jury to be sworn; court may order jury into custody of officer.
1. As soon as the jury is completed, the judge or the judge’s clerk shall administer an oath or affirmation to the jurors in substantially the following form: Do you, and each of you, (solemnly swear, or affirm under the pains and penalties of perjury) that you will well and truly try the case now […]
NRS 16.080 – Discharge and replacement of jurors who become unable or disqualified to perform duties.
After the impaneling of the jury and before verdict, the court may discharge a juror upon a showing of the juror’s sickness, a serious illness or death of a member of the juror’s immediate family, an undue hardship, an extreme inconvenience, any other inability to perform the juror’s duty or a public necessity. Alternate jurors, […]