No. Under NRS 171.080, there is no statute of limitations for murder charges in Nevada. This means there is no time limit for the prosecution to charge a murder suspect. Even if decades pass on a cold case, prosecutors can still charge you if they acquire sufficient evidence implicating you in killing the victim. Murder …
Special circumstances is another term for “aggravating factors” in Nevada capital murder cases. Aggravating factors make you seem more blameworthy. For instance, if you torture and kill a victim, the torture counts as an “aggravating factor.” Aggravating factors are the opposite of mitigating factors, which make you seem less blameworthy. An example is if you …
Given the prospect of spending the rest of your life behind bars, being charged with murder in California is terrifying and daunting. However, as serious as murder charges are, there are a number of powerful legal defenses that an experienced California criminal defense lawyer can assert on your behalf. Even if you admit or the …
Sin City had its deadliest year in decades. In 2017, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigated 229 homicides. Even excluding the 58 Vegas Massacre murders, the remaining 171 deaths exceed last year’s murder tally of 168. Baltimore has also seen a significant increase in homicides since last year. City Homicides in 2017 Las Vegas …
If you provide someone in Las Vegas with an illegal drug, whether it be heroin, meth, or a prescription painkiller that’s not theirs and they die as a result, you could wind up in prison for murder. NRS § 453.333 provides that: If the death of a person is proximately caused by a controlled substance …
Last week, Clark County District Court Judge Abbi Silver dropped an indictment against a 64-year-old Las Vegas Defense Group client accused of shooting her son in June of 2011. In April, our client was charged with attempted murder, battery, and intimidating a witness. Together, these felonies could have carried several decades in prison. Las Vegas …
