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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 175.036 (2026)

Challenges for cause for individual jurors: Grounds; trial of challenge

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NRS 175.036  Challenges for cause for individual jurors: Grounds; trial of challenge.

      1.  Either side may challenge an individual juror for disqualification or for any cause or favor which would prevent the juror from adjudicating the facts fairly.

      2.  Challenges for cause shall be tried by the court. The juror challenged and any other person may be examined as a witness on the trial of the challenge.

      (Added to NRS by 1968, 45)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: Weber v. State, 119 P.3d 107 (Nev. 2005).
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Weber v. State, 119 P.3d 107 (Nev. 2005). · cites it 2× “050; NRS 175.036. [30] See Thompson v. State, 111 Nev.”
Collman v. State, 7 P.3d 426 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 2× “NRS 175.036(1) permits either party to challenge an individual juror for cause if she could not adjudicate the facts fairly.”
Diomampo v. State, 185 P.3d 1031 (Nev. 2008). “010, a qualified juror is one who is a qualified elector and “who has sufficient knowledge of the English language, and who has not been convicted of treason, a felony, or other infamous crime, and who is not rendered incapable by reason of physical or mental infirmity.”
Nelson v. State, 170 P.3d 517 (Nev. 2007). “1216 (2006); see also NRS 175.036(1). 19 Hall v. State, 89 Nev.”
Barlow (keith) v. State (death Penalty-direct), 2022 NV 25 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 2× “3d 60, 69 (2008) (providing that Iglreat deference is afforded to the district court in ruling on challenges for cause"); see also NRS 175.036 (providing that a juror should be excused for cause when voir dire reveals information "which would prevent the juror from adjudicating…”
Sayedzada v. State, 419 P.3d 184 (Nev. 2018). “For-cause challenges to prospective jurors 29 and 38 Sayedzada contends the district court abused its discretion by denying his challenges for cause to jurors 29 and 38 because both demonstrated bias in their voir dire answers and each had experiences similar to the victim's.”
Oliver v. State, 456 P.2d 431 (Nev. 1969). “NRS 175.036. Each party is also given the right to challenge a certain number of jurors peremptorily or without assigning any reason.”
Sayedzada (sayedbashe) Vs. State, 2018 NV 38 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “Under NRS 175.036(1), a party may challenge a prospective juror "for any cause .”
Young (andrew) v. State, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47 (Nev. 2025). · cites it 2× “" NRS 175.036(1). More particular grounds to support a challenge for cause are found in NRS 16.”
Romero (Freddie) v. State (Nev. 2016). “Under NRS 175.036(1), "[e]ither side may challenge an individual juror.”
Weber (Timmy) v. State (Death Penalty-Pc) (Nev. 2016). “162, 165 (1986); NRS 175.036(1). Because the record therefore does not support a challenge to appellate counsel's omission of this issue, Weber has not demonstrated that prior 4To the extent Weber argues that the trial court erred by refusing to change venue, allow…”
Sayedzada v. State, 2018 NV 38 (Nev. 2018). “Under NRS 175.036(1), a party may challenge a prospective juror "for any cause .”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 175.036(1) — 9 cases
Collman v. State, 7 P.3d 426 (Nev. 2000). “NRS 175.036(1) permits either party to challenge an individual juror for cause if she could not adjudicate the facts fairly.”
Nelson v. State, 170 P.3d 517 (Nev. 2007). “1216 (2006); see also NRS 175.036(1). 19 Hall v. State, 89 Nev.”
Sayedzada v. State, 419 P.3d 184 (Nev. 2018). “For-cause challenges to prospective jurors 29 and 38 Sayedzada contends the district court abused its discretion by denying his challenges for cause to jurors 29 and 38 because both demonstrated bias in their voir dire answers and each had experiences similar to the victim's.”
Sayedzada (sayedbashe) Vs. State, 2018 NV 38 (Nev. 2018). “Under NRS 175.036(1), a party may challenge a prospective juror "for any cause .”
Young (andrew) v. State, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 47 (Nev. 2025). “" NRS 175.036(1). More particular grounds to support a challenge for cause are found in NRS 16.”
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