Murder

Special circumstances is another term for “aggravating factors” in Nevada capital murder cases. Aggravating factors make you seem more blameworthy; an example is torturing a victim before killing them. For you to be sentenced to the death penalty for first-degree murder in Nevada, the court must find that there was at least one aggravating factor. …

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 …

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 …

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 …