§ 175.011 Trial by jury
§ 175.021 Formation of jury; number of jurors
§ 175.031 Examination of trial jurors
§ 175.036 Challenges for cause for individual jurors: Grounds; trial of challenge
§ 175.041 Limitation of defendants’ right to sever in challenges
§ 175.051 Number of peremptory challenges
§ 175.061 Alternate jurors
§ 175.071 Discharge of juror where juror dies or unable to perform duty
§ 175.081 Discharge of jury after retirement upon accident or cause
§ 175.091 Disability of judge during trial
§ 175.101 Disability of judge after verdict or finding of guilty or guilty but mentally ill

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 175 > Trial by Jury or Court

  • Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 439.005
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.