Nevada Revised Statutes 175.051 – Number of peremptory challenges
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1. If the offense charged is punishable by death or by imprisonment for life, each side is entitled to eight peremptory challenges.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 175.051
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
2. If the offense charged is punishable by imprisonment for any other term or by fine or by both fine and imprisonment, each side is entitled to four peremptory challenges.
3. The prosecuting attorney and the defendant shall exercise their challenges alternately, in that order. Any challenge not exercised in its proper order is waived.