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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.020 (2026)

Act within this State culminating in crime in this or another state

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NRS 171.020  Act within this State culminating in crime in this or another state.  Whenever a person, with intent to commit a crime, does any act within this State in execution or part execution of such intent, which culminates in the commission of a crime, either within or without this State, such person is punishable for such crime in this State in the same manner as if the same had been committed entirely within this State.

      [1911 Cr. Prac. § 59a; added 1927, 87; NCL § 10707]

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1970–2021 · leading case: Shannon v. State, 783 P.2d 942 (Nev. 1989).
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Shannon v. State, 783 P.2d 942 (Nev. 1989). · cites it 7× “The lower court ruled that Nevada retained jurisdiction pursuant to NRS 171.020 which states that: Whenever a person, with the intent to commit a crime, does any act within this state in execution or part execution of such intent, which culminates in the commission of a crime,…”
Smith v. State, 697 P.2d 113 (Nev. 1985). · cites it 3× “The relevant Nevada statute concerning this state’s jurisdiction *169 to proceed against a defendant in a criminal prosecution is NRS 171.020. This statute provides: Whenever a person, with intent to commit a crime, does any act within this state in execution or part execution…”
Vincze v. Sheriff, Cnty. of Clark, 470 P.2d 427 (Nev. 1970). · cites it 3× “Appellant, through his post-conviction proceeding, contends that in applying the provisions of NRS 171.020 to the facts in the case, Nevada has no jurisdiction to try him at all.”
Mcnamara (james) Vs. State, 2016 NV 60 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 32× “: NRS 171.020 governs Nevada's jurisdiction over crimes that straddle state lines.”
Mcnamara (james) Vs. State, 2016 NV 60 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 16× “: NRS 171.020 governs Nevada's jurisdiction over crimes that straddle state lines.”
Martinez Guzman (wilber) Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2021 NV 61 (Nev. 2021). · cites it 16× “The district court should not have hinged its decision on NRS 171.020 or NRS 173.115 for this intercounty venue issue Below, the district court relied on NRS 171.”
Guzman (wilber) Vs. Dist. Ct. (state), 2020 NV 12 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 12× “We have recognized that NRS 171.020 expressly confers jurisdiction on Nevada courts "[w]henever a person, with intent to commit a crime, does any act within [Nevada] in execution or part execution of such intent, which culminates in the commission of a crime, either within or…”
Berry v. Baca (D. Nev. 2020). · cites it 3× “The Nevada Supreme Court 23 determined that Nevada courts had jurisdiction under Nev. Rev. Stat. § 171.020 , which allows for Nevada to have jurisdiction if acts were committed in the state that resulted in 24 the commission of a crime either inside or outside of the state.”
Burnett (Carlton) Vs. State, 473 P.3d 1020 (Nev. 2020). “NRS 171.020 provides that "Nevada courts obtain territorial jurisdiction whenever (1) a defendant has criminal intent 'We do not recount the facts except as necessary to our disposition.”
Saenz-Villalta (Waldin) Vs. State, 486 P.3d 726 (Nev. 2021). “Under NRS 171.020, Nevada courts have jurisdiction over a crime when "(1) a defendant has criminal intent SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 10 ) I947A .”
Fields (Linda) v. State (Nev. 2015). “2d at 948 ("[NRS 171.020] does not require that there be partial execution of the actual crime; it only requires some carrying out of the criminal intent.”
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