Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 175.383 (2026)

Withdrawal, discharge or change of defense counsel; limitations

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NRS 175.383  Withdrawal, discharge or change of defense counsel; limitations.  If a counsel seeks to withdraw from the case or is discharged by the defendant for the purpose of delaying the trial, the court shall not allow the counsel to be changed. The counsel for a defendant may not be changed after a trial has commenced except upon good cause shown to the court.

      (Added to NRS by 1971, 596)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1978–1982 · leading case: Thomas v. State, 584 P.2d 674 (Nev. 1978).
Thomas v. State, 584 P.2d 674 (Nev. 1978). “Following several disruptive and disrespectful outbursts by appellant during the jury selection process, two of which came after a clear warning by the trial judge of the consequences of such behavior, appellant was handcuffed and tape was placed over his mouth.”
Mannon v. State, 645 P.2d 433 (Nev. 1982). “See NRS 175.383. Had counsel withdrawn from Mannon’s case, Aguirre may well have repeated her admission to Mannon’s subsequent attorney, who would have had no duty to withhold the information from the court.”
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