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If it is your first offense, maybe not… Selling marijuana in Nevada is a category B felony, and the penalties grow harsher with each successive conviction. For a first-time offense of selling pot, the judge has the discretion to grant probation and suspend any jail sentence. Otherwise, the judge can impose: 1 – 6 years …

There are three primary defenses to Nevada charges of trafficking marijuana: The marijuana does not weigh 100 pounds or more. Nevada charges for trafficking marijuana apply only if the amount of pot in the case weighs in at least 100 pounds. And in some cases, the police do a sloppy and inaccurate job of weighing …

Nevada police look for specific clues that indicate that a suspect was not merely keeping marijuana for personal use. Common signs that suggest a defendant intended to sell marijuana include the following: The defendant possessed a large amount of marijuana, more than what the typical recreational user has. The defendant stored the marijuana in evenly …

It depends. Virtually all federal cases proceed by a grand jury indictment. In Nevada state court, the majority of cases do not involve a grand jury at all. But prosecutors often decide to utilize a grand jury in particularly serious or high-profile cases. Grand jury proceedings are secret hearings that come into play at the …

Yes. Under Nevada defamation laws, it is illegal per NRS 200.510 to intentionally publish lies about someone else which casts that person in a negative light. It does not matter whether the libel occurs through print or digital media. Though merely speaking lies is not criminal libel (however the speaker may be sued for slander in …

Not unless the undercover cops overstep their bounds… Entrapment is when police trick people into committing crimes they are not predisposed to commit.  Since entrapment is illegal, it serves as an effective defense to criminal charges. An example of entrapment is a cop threatening to beat a suspected prostitute unless she agrees to accept his …

Two years ago, an eighteen year old Las Vegas man was driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles when he struck and killed a California Highway Patrol officer on the I-15 in Victorville. Las Vegas Defense Group attorney Michael Becker defended him, and on Monday the jury acquitted the defendant of the Nevada crime of …

If a casino patron in Nevada is suspected of being a card counter, the management can order them to leave the casino. If the patron refuses or comes back, they can then be cited or arrested for violating Nevada trespass law. Some notorious card counters have been banned from most of Nevada’s casinos. Nevada trespass …

The Nevada crime of trespass doesn’t necessarily have to do with sneaking onto someone else’s property or defying “No Trespassing” signs. According to NRS 207.200, you may commit trespass in Nevada simply by staying on another person’s property after being asked to leave. The following scenario occurs in Las Vegas trespass cases all the time, …