Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 175.461 (2026)
Jury not to be discharged after cause submitted; exceptions
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NRS 175.461 Jury not to be discharged after cause submitted; exceptions. Except as provided in NRS 175.081, the jury shall not be
discharged after the cause is submitted to them, until they have agreed upon
their verdict and rendered it in open court, unless by the consent of both
parties, entered upon the minutes, or unless, at the expiration of such time as
the court may deem proper, it satisfactorily appears that there is no
reasonable probability that the jury can agree.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1431)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: Farmer v. State, 603 P.2d 700 (Nev. 1979).
Farmer v. State, 603 P.2d 700 (Nev. 1979). “Appellant next asserts that the trial court did not comply with NRS 175.461. This statute provides that a jury shall not be discharged until they have arrived at a verdict unless “at the expiration of such time as the court may deem proper, it satisfactorily appears that there…”
Rodriguez-Quezada (Jose) Vs. State, 484 P.3d 276 (Nev. 2021). “2 See NRS 175.461 (providing that the length of time 2And Rodriguez-Quezada fails to support his argument that the district court gave jurors the impression that they could not leave the courthouse until reaching a verdict with record citations.”
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