Category: General Topics

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

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

An eyewitness identification can become one of the most important pieces of evidence in a Nevada criminal case, especially when a photo lineup, live lineup,

Body camera footage from a Las Vegas arrest does not necessarily remain available forever. Nevada law sets a minimum retention period, and once that minimum

A defense lawyer can identify a real problem with a search warrant, and a judge can even agree that the search was unlawful, yet the