A Nevada prison sentence determines the term of incarceration, but it does not automatically determine the prison, custody level, job assignment, or programming a person
A Nevada prison sentence usually includes two numbers, a minimum term and a maximum term. Good time credits can affect how those numbers operate, but
Parole eligibility and actual release on parole are two different things under Nevada law. Eligibility arrives when the statutory requirements are met, while release remains
One of the most common misunderstandings about Las Vegas is that prostitution is legal here. It is not. The reason comes from Nevada’s county licensing
Probation in Nevada generally means the court imposes a sentence but suspends its execution while the defendant serves a period in the community under specific
Between a felony conviction and a sentencing hearing, the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation prepares a document about the defendant that the judge may
Sentencing mitigation is the case for the sentence you want, and most of that work happens in the weeks before the hearing rather than in
Sentencing is where most Nevada criminal cases actually end, and it is also one of the stages defendants tend to understand least. The charge sets
Jury selection is one of the most important parts of a Nevada criminal trial, but it can look deceptively informal from the outside. What seems
A bench trial is a criminal trial in which the judge decides the facts as well as the law, with no jury deciding guilt or
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