1. A defendant may plead not guilty, guilty, guilty but mentally ill or, with the consent of the court, nolo contendere. The court may refuse to accept a plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill. 2. If a plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill is made in a written plea agreement, the […]
In a justice court, if the defendant pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill, the court may, before entering such a plea or pronouncing judgment, examine witnesses to ascertain the gravity of the offense committed. If it appears to the court that a higher offense has been committed than the offense charged in the complaint, […]
1. If a prosecuting attorney enters into an agreement with a defendant in which the defendant agrees to testify against another defendant in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for a recommendation of a reduced sentence, the agreement: (a) Is void if the […]
1. If a plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill is made in a written plea agreement, the agreement must be substantially in the following form: Case No. ……………………………………………………… Dept. No. ……………………………………………………… IN THE ……………… JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF…………., The State of Nevada, PLAINTIFF, […]
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 174.061: 1. On a plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill to an information or indictment accusing a defendant of a crime divided into degrees, when consented to by the prosecuting attorney in open court and approved by the court, the plea may specify the degree, and in […]
