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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.050 (2026)

“Voluntary manslaughter” defined

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NRS 200.050  “Voluntary manslaughter” defined.

      1.  In cases of voluntary manslaughter, there must be a serious and highly provoking injury inflicted upon the person killing, sufficient to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person, or an attempt by the person killed to commit a serious personal injury on the person killing.

      2.  Voluntary manslaughter does not include vehicular manslaughter as described in NRS 484B.657.

      [1911 C&P § 123; RL § 6388; NCL § 10070]—(NRS A 2005, 79)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1964–2025 · leading case: Byford v. State, 994 P.2d 700 (Nev. 2000).
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Byford v. State, 994 P.2d 700 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 4× “" NRS 200.050; see also NRS 200.040 and 200.”
Crawford v. State, 121 P.3d 582 (Nev. 2005). “32 In addition, NRS 200.050 requires provocation “sufficient to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person.”
Sandy v. Fifth Jud. Dist. Court, 935 P.2d 1148 (Nev. 1997). · cites it 4× “" The information does not cite NRS 200.050 (" `Voluntary manslaughter' defined.”
Roberts v. State, 717 P.2d 1115 (Nev. 1986). · cites it 3× “040, NRS 200.050 and NRS 200.060, the pertinent language being set forth in the margin.”
Newson, Jr. (vernon) Vs. State, 2020 NV 22 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “Applying that rule, we explained that the defendant's theory of the altercation that led to the killing could support a voluntary manslaughter conviction because the victim's actions during the fight could be viewed as an attempt to seriously injure the defendant, providing…”
Curry v. State, 792 P.2d 396 (Nev. 1990). · cites it 2× “Voluntary Manslaughter, as defined by NRS 200.050, consists of the following, In cases of voluntary manslaughter, there must be a serious and highly provoking injury inflicted upon the person killing, sufficient to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person, or an…”
Hill v. State, 647 P.2d 370 (Nev. 1982). · cites it 2× “040 and NRS 200.050 provide an express restriction on the situations giving rise to voluntary manslaughter.”
Williams v. State, 665 P.2d 260 (Nev. 1983). “Although other evidence introduced by the prosecution is consistent with the state’s theory of murder, appellant’s statement, if believed by the jury, would support a verdict of voluntary manslaughter.”
State v. Latham, 335 P.3d 960 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.050 states in part: 1.”
Corbett v. State, 584 P.2d 704 (Nev. 1978). “See NRS 200.050. Before trial, the parties and counsel stipulated to polygraph examinations of appellant and all eyewitnesses, and to admissibility of the results.”
Jackson v. State, 438 P.2d 795 (Nev. 1968). · cites it 2× ““In cases of voluntary manslaughter, there must be a serious and highly provoking injury inflicted upon the person killing, sufficient to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person, or an attempt by the person killed to commit a serious personal injury on the person…”
Schoels v. State, 975 P.2d 1275 (Nev. 1999). “The evidence showed that Schoels and the victim had argued for quite some time and that *38 the victim threatened Schoels and harangued and insulted Schoels up to the moment that Schoels pulled and fired the gun.”
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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.050(1) — 6 cases
Griffith (Jason) v. State (Nev. 2016).
Newson (vernon) Vs. State, 2019 NV 50 (Nev. 2019).
Latorre (Jorge) Vs. State (Nev. 2020).
Newson, Jr. (vernon) Vs. State, 2019 NV 50 (Nev. 2019).
Acosta (xavier) v. State, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 40 (Nev. 2025).
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