Category: General Topics

Nevada’s 60-day speedy trial rule sounds simple, but the decision to use it is not. The statute does not guarantee automatic dismissal if trial does

Almost every defendant wants to tell their side of the story. Whether to testify, however, is one of the few major trial decisions that belongs

A hung jury can feel like the case is over because the trial has ended without a conviction. Legally, however, that is not what happened.

Most criminal cases never reach trial. That matters because much of the anxiety surrounding a criminal case comes from imagining a process that many defendants

You have an NRS section number on a criminal complaint and a question no page seems to answer: does this particular charge put your status

Two clocks start the day you are convicted in Nevada, and most people hear about one of them. The Nevada criminal appeal deadline is 30

The court is finished with you and the licensing board has not started. That gap is where careers get lost. The criminal case and the

Most people describe what they want as getting their record cleared. That phrase covers four separate processes, and choosing the wrong one costs years. Life

The letter is short, the reason is a line item, and the job you were about to start is gone. Then you search for what

If you are trying to seal a criminal record in Nevada, the first question is usually simple: how long do you have to wait?The answer