Claims may be made against the Counties’ Trial Assistance Account in the State General Fund by the board of county commissioners of any county as other claims against the State are made for jury fees, witness fees and necessary subsistence expenses attendant to any criminal trial for a capital offense where:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 353.094

  • Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

1.  It is not established that the crime was actually committed in the county where the indictment was found or the information filed;

2.  The victim or victims of the crime were not residents of the county where the indictment was found or the information filed; and

3.  The trial is conducted in a county other than the county in which the indictment was found or the information filed.

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