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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 175.282: Plea bargain: Inspection by jury; instruction of jury; cross-examination of defendant.

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  1. TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES
  2. CHAPTER 175 - TRIAL
  3. CONDUCT OF TRIAL

If a prosecuting attorney enters into an agreement with a defendant in which the defendant agrees to testify against another defendant in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for a recommendation of a reduced sentence, the court shall:

1. After excising any portion it deems irrelevant or prejudicial, permit the jury to inspect the agreement;

2. If the defendant who is testifying has not entered a plea or been sentenced pursuant to the agreement, instruct the jury regarding the possible related pressures on the defendant by providing the jury with an appropriate cautionary instruction; and

3. Allow the defense counsel to cross-examine fully the defendant who is testifying concerning the agreement.

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