In this section, our attorneys explain Nevada’s criminal laws and legal concepts, A to Z
Criminal Law A to Z
In this section, our attorneys explain Nevada’s criminal laws and legal concepts, A to Z
Crimes by NRS Section
Every crime in Nevada is based in a section of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS). For each crime, our attorneys explain the laws, penalties and best defenses to fight the charge.
Nevada DUI
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Yes, under certain circumstances. A homicide is justifiable in Nevada occurs if all the following conditions are true:
In short, killing in self-defense is legal when the person is facing an immediate threat of being killed or gravely injured. A “bare fear” of being injured is inadequate to justify using lethal force in self-defense.
A person does not need to retreat before inflicting deadly force if the following three preconditions are met:
In sum, there is no duty to retreat before fighting back with deadly force if the person is not the original aggressor, is not committing a trespass, and is not otherwise committing illegal activity.
Under Nevada’s “Castle Doctrine,” it is legal to kill an intruder of an occupied dwelling or automobile if the intruder is trying to carry out a felony such as home invasion.3 It makes no difference if the intruder has no intention to kill anyone. Note that the Castle Doctrine does not apply when the home or car is currently unoccupied. Learn more about unjustifiable homicide in Nevada (NRS 200.120).
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.