Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 193.230 (2026)
Lawful resistance to commission of public offense: Who may make
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NRS 193.230 Lawful resistance to commission of public offense: Who may make. Lawful resistance to the commission of a
public offense may be made:
1. By the party about to be injured.
2. By other parties.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1469)
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Cited in 1
case, 2014–2014 · leading case: Davis v. State, 2014 NV 16 (Nev. 2014).
Davis v. State, 2014 NV 16 (Nev. 2014). “ontexts outside of homicide, as it unambiguously provides that "[in addition to any other circumstances recognized as justification at common law, the infliction or threat of bodily injury is SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 6 (0) 1947A e justifiable, and does not constitute mayhem,…”
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