Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 173.015 (2026)
First pleading by State
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NRS 173.015 First pleading by State. The
first pleading on the part of the State is the indictment or information.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1411)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1973–2015 · leading case: Thompson v. State, 221 P.3d 708 (Nev. 2009).
Thompson v. State, 221 P.3d 708 (Nev. 2009). “NRS 173.015. This court has repeatedly held that "there is no jurisdictional defect in dual proceedings against an accused consisting of a grand jury indictment for the same offense which has been previously charged in a pending complaint or information.”
Seim v. State, 590 P.2d 1152 (Nev. 1979). “1, § 8; NRS 173.015; Hyler v. Sheriff, 93 Nev. 561 , 571 P.”
Nevada v. Kopp, 43 P.3d 340 (Nev. 2002). “This should not be a consideration at this juncture. First, there is nothing in this record to suggest such a result.”
Cairns v. Sheriff, Clark Cnty., 508 P.2d 1015 (Nev. 1973). “1 (1959), and is required in certain federal prosecutions by the Fifth Amendment of the federal Constitution. It is the rule in this state, however, that felonies may be prosecuted by either indictment or information.”
Sheriff, Clark Cty. v. Levinson, 596 P.2d 232 (Nev. 1979). “The information is the first pleading by the state in a criminal action (see NRS 173.015) and must contain “a plain, concise and definite written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged.”
Faessel v. Second Jud. Dist. Court, 787 P.2d 767 (Nev. 1990). “” NRS 173.015. Faessel was not indicted; so we look to the code provisions relating to the filing of an accusation by information.”
State v. Maes, 559 P.2d 1184 (Nev. 1977). “Consequently in the oral argument of the State’s motion to dismiss the appeal, that motion was denied and the case was remanded to the Justice Court for the purpose of holding a preliminary hearing.”
Washoe Co. Pub. Def.'s Off. v. Dist. Ct. (Gammick) (Nev. 2013). “" Our order granting a temporary stay tolled the period during which the ECR pilot program was to be implemented. We lift the stay. The district court may 2We note that it is unclear how the district court has jurisdiction to appoint counsel for indigent defendants without an…”
McKinnon (Ayden) v. Dist. Ct. (State) (Nev. 2015). “"In Nevada, a criminal prosecution may be commenced by criminal complaint, which results in the filing of an information if the defendant is bound over for trial after a preliminary hearing, or by grand jury indictment.”
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