1. Except as otherwise provided in this title, the defendant must be present at the arraignment, at every stage of the trial including the impaneling of the jury and the return of the verdict, and at the imposition of sentence. A corporation may appear by counsel for all purposes. 2. In prosecutions for offenses not […]
No person can be subject to a second prosecution for a public offense for which the person has once been prosecuted and duly convicted or acquitted. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1451)
No person can be compelled, in a criminal action, to be a witness against himself or herself, nor shall a person charged with a public offense be subjected, before conviction, to any more restraint than is necessary for the person’s detention to answer the charge. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1451)
Every defendant accused of a misdemeanor for which jail time may be imposed, a gross misdemeanor or a felony and who is financially unable to obtain counsel is entitled to have counsel assigned to represent the defendant at every stage of the proceedings from the defendant’s initial appearance before a magistrate or the court through […]
If a magistrate or district court appoints an attorney, other than a public defender, to represent a defendant accused of murder of the first degree in a case in which the death penalty is sought, the magistrate or court must appoint a team to defend the accused person that includes: 1. Two attorneys; and 2. […]
