In general, you commit the crime of rape if you have non-consensual sexual intercourse with another person by means of physical force or threats. By contrast, you commit the offense of sexual assault if you make sexual contact with a person, as in touching a person’s intimate parts, without that person’s consent. Keep in mind, …
Nevada law has no statute of limitations to bring rape (NRS 200.366) charges when either (1) the suspect is identified by DNA evidence, and/or (2) a police report of the alleged rape is filed within 20 years of the incident. Otherwise, there is a 20-year statute of limitations for sexual assaults that occurred on or …
Like it sounds, “date rape” refers to nonconsensual sex between people who see each other socially. Date rape is a severe crime in Nevada, prosecuted under the state’s sexual assault law NRS 200.366 1. How does Nevada law define “date rape”? The legal definition of date rape (also called “acquaintance rape”) is the same as …
Yes. Nevada criminal defense attorneys often see cases where an act of “rough sex gone bad” ends in an arrest for rape. And much of the time, the defendant did nothing wrong or did not realize he/she was doing anything wrong. 1. Does rough sex equate to rape under Nevada law? Many people enjoy being …
Yes, and spousal rape (NRS 200.373) is punished the same as rape /sexual assault (NRS 200.366) of a non-spouse in Nevada. However, the law seems to indicate that marital rape a illegal only when force or threats of force are used. In contrast, a non-spouse can be convicted of rape even if no force or threats …
Consent is an ineffective defense to rape in Nevada when the victim is too incapacitated to give consent, is forced to give consent, or is under 16 years old. Nevada defines sexual assault (“rape”) as having sexual penetration with another person without his/her consent. Therefore a common defense to rape charges is that the “victim” …
Las Vegas Defense Group scores a major victory with the Nevada Supreme Court. Today the Nevada Supreme Court published an opinion reversing our client’s two convictions for the Nevada crime of rape. The justices held that the lower court committed a “structural error,” effectively voiding the guilty verdicts. So as it stands now, it is …
