NRS
173.075 Nature and contents generally.
1. The indictment or the information must
be a plain, concise and definite written statement of the essential facts
constituting the offense charged. It must be signed by the Attorney General
acting pursuant to a specific statute or the district attorney. It need not
contain a formal commencement, a formal conclusion or any other matter not
necessary to the statement.
2. Allegations made in one count may be
incorporated by reference in another count. It may be alleged in a single count
that the means by which the defendant committed the offense are unknown or that
the defendant committed it by one or more specified means.
3. The indictment or information must
state for each count the official or customary citation of the statute, rule,
regulation or other provision of law which the defendant is alleged therein to
have violated. Error in the citation or its omission is not a ground for
dismissal of the indictment or information or for reversal of a conviction if the
error or omission did not mislead the defendant to the defendant’s prejudice.
(Added to NRS by 1967,
1413; A 1975,
655; 1989,
164)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
86
cases (
8 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case:
Evans v. State, 28 P.3d 498 (Nev. 2001).
Evans v. State, 28 P.3d 498 (Nev. 2001).
· cites it 4× “[73] NRS 173.075(1). [74] NRS 173.075(2). [75] Barren v.”
State v. Jones, 605 P.2d 202 (Nev. 1980).
· cites it 10× “The content of an indictment is regulated by NRS 173.075. That statute provides that "The indictment .”
Simpson v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 503 P.2d 1225 (Nev. 1972).
· cites it 8× “However, by NRS 173.075, the legislature has adopted portions of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 7(c), 2 and in *657 NRS 179.”
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Morris, 659 P.2d 852 (Nev. 1983).
· cites it 4× “075(2) indicates this should either include the means by which the offense was accomplished or show means are unknown.”
Ikie v. State, 823 P.2d 258 (Nev. 1991).
· cites it 10× “075(2) [an inaccurate reference to NRS 173.075(2) as properly cited in Simpson ] allows flexibility in pleading when the evidence is unclear as to the means by which a crime has been committed.”
Williams v. State, 50 P.3d 1116 (Nev. 2002).
· cites it 2× “The purpose of NRS 173.075 is clearly to ensure that the defendant is given proper notice of the charges he is faced with so as to adequately defend against them.”
State v. Hancock, 955 P.2d 183 (Nev. 1998).
· cites it 6× “NRS 173.075 provides, in part: "The indictment.”
Randolph v. State, 36 P.3d 424 (Nev. 2001).
· cites it 2× “These allegations of conspiracy gave Randolph sufficient notice under NRS 173.075 [2] that he had to defend against an alternative theory of co-conspirator liability regardless of the indictment's specific allegation that he killed Lokken directly.”
Mitchell v. State, 971 P.2d 813 (Nev. 1998).
· cites it 4× “" NRS 173.075 explicitly provides that allegations in one count may be incorporated by reference in another count.”
Hidalgo v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 184 P.3d 369 (Nev. 2008).
· cites it 2× “NRS 173.075 provides that a charging document "must be a plain, concise and definite written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged.”
West v. State, 75 P.3d 808 (Nev. 2003).
· cites it 2× “28 NRS 173.075(1). 29 Sheriff v. Standal, 95 Nev.”
Gordon v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Court, 913 P.2d 240 (Nev. 1996).
· cites it 4× “NRS 173.075 provides that the indictment must be “a plain, concise and definite written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 173.075(1) — 43 cases
Evans v. State, 28 P.3d 498 (Nev. 2001).
“[73] NRS 173.075(1). [74] NRS 173.075(2). [75] Barren v.”
State v. Jones, 605 P.2d 202 (Nev. 1980).
“The content of an indictment is regulated by NRS 173.075. That statute provides that "The indictment .”
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Morris, 659 P.2d 852 (Nev. 1983).
“075(2) indicates this should either include the means by which the offense was accomplished or show means are unknown.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 173.075(1)(3) — 1 case
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 173.075(2) — 33 cases
Evans v. State, 28 P.3d 498 (Nev. 2001).
“[73] NRS 173.075(1). [74] NRS 173.075(2). [75] Barren v.”
Ikie v. State, 823 P.2d 258 (Nev. 1991).
“075(2) [an inaccurate reference to NRS 173.075(2) as properly cited in Simpson ] allows flexibility in pleading when the evidence is unclear as to the means by which a crime has been committed.”
Sheriff, Clark Cnty. v. Morris, 659 P.2d 852 (Nev. 1983).
“075(2) indicates this should either include the means by which the offense was accomplished or show means are unknown.”
Williams v. State, 50 P.3d 1116 (Nev. 2002).
“The purpose of NRS 173.075 is clearly to ensure that the defendant is given proper notice of the charges he is faced with so as to adequately defend against them.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 173.075(3) — 6 cases
State v. Jones, 605 P.2d 202 (Nev. 1980).
“The content of an indictment is regulated by NRS 173.075. That statute provides that "The indictment .”
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