Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.160 (2026)

Additional cases of justifiable homicide

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NRS 200.160 Additional cases of justifiable homicide. Homicide is also justifiable when committed:

1. In the lawful defense of the slayer, or his or her spouse, parent, child, brother or sister, or of any other person in his or her presence or company, when there is reasonable ground to apprehend a design on the part of the person slain to commit a felony or to do some great personal injury to the slayer or to any such person, and there is imminent danger of such design being accomplished; or

2. In the actual resistance of an attempt to commit a felony upon the slayer, in his or her presence, or upon or in a dwelling, or other place of abode in which the slayer is.

[1911 C&P § 133; A 1931, 160; 1931 NCL § 10080]—(NRS A 1993, 932; 2017, 787)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1962–2025 · leading case: State v. Weddell, 43 P.3d 987 (Nev. 2002).

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State v. Weddell, 43 P.3d 987 (Nev. 2002). · cites it 10× “15 In 1931, Nevada codified the common law fleeing-felon rule by amending the justifiable homicide statute, which is currently codified as NRS 200.160. 16 In 1993, the legislature repealed Nevada’s codification of the fleeing-felon rule when it passed A.”

Runion v. State, 13 P.3d 52 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 7× “NRS 200.160 states that homicide is “also” justified when a person reasonably believes that he is about to be seriously injured or killed and “there is imminent danger of such design being accomplished.”

State v. Cook, 515 S.E.2d 127 (W. Va. 1999). · cites it 2× “1995); Nev.Rev.Stat. § 200.160 (1993) (Main Vol.”

State v. Weddell, 27 P.3d 450 (Nev. 2001). · cites it 9× “14 In 1931, Nevada codified the common law fleeing felon rule by amending the justifiable homicide statute, which is currently codified as NRS 200.160. 15 In 1993, the legislature repealed Nevada’s codification of the fleeing felon rule when it passed A.”

State v. Fuchs, 368 P.2d 869 (Nev. 1962). “170, in the defense of another, NRS 200.160; and, that having offered such proof, the State was bound by it.”

Newell v. Baca (D. Nev. 2020). · cites it 32× “) 22 Respondents counter that the state district court’s interpretation of NRS § 200.160 was 23 expected and defensible.”

Newell (patrick) Vs. State, 2015 NV 97 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 24× “: The plain language of NRS 200.160 states that homicide is justified in response to a reasonable apprehension of the commission of a SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A (400 felony or in the actual resistance of an attempted felony, but it does not specify the type of felony.”

Newell (patrick) Vs. State, 2015 NV 97 (Nev. 2015). · cites it 12× “: The plain language of NRS 200.160 states that homicide is justified in response to a reasonable apprehension of the commission of a SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A (400 felony or in the actual resistance of an attempted felony, but it does not specify the type of felony.”

Davis v. State, 2014 NV 16 (Nev. 2014). · cites it 6× “150, 4 NRS 200.160,5 and NRS 200.275. 6 The plain language of these statutes does not differentiate between the types of felonies from which a person may defend himself.”

Barnes v. State, 450 P.2d 150 (Nev. 1969). “This justifies seizure of the weapon in question, whether there is probable cause for arrest or not. 2. Appellant next assigns as error a contention that as a matter of law the killing of Tyree by appellant was justifiable homicide and cites NRS 200.”

Orellana (Carlos) Vs. State, 487 P.3d 390 (Nev. 2021). “3d 680 , 684 (2015), we conclude that the district court properly instructed the jury on the defense theories.”

Aycock (Devontay) Vs. State, 488 P.3d 579 (Nev. 2021). “130; NRS 200.160; NRS 200.200. Therefore, we conclude Aycock has not shown that the district court abused its discretion or that the challenged instructions misstated the law.”

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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.160(1) — 1 case

Runion v. State, 13 P.3d 52 (Nev. 2000). “NRS 200.160 states that homicide is “also” justified when a person reasonably believes that he is about to be seriously injured or killed and “there is imminent danger of such design being accomplished.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.160(2) — 2 cases

Newell (patrick) Vs. State, 2015 NV 97 (Nev. 2015). “: The plain language of NRS 200.160 states that homicide is justified in response to a reasonable apprehension of the commission of a SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA (0) 1947A (400 felony or in the actual resistance of an attempted felony, but it does not specify the type of felony.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.160(3) — 3 cases

State v. Weddell, 43 P.3d 987 (Nev. 2002). “15 In 1931, Nevada codified the common law fleeing-felon rule by amending the justifiable homicide statute, which is currently codified as NRS 200.160. 16 In 1993, the legislature repealed Nevada’s codification of the fleeing-felon rule when it passed A.”

State v. Weddell, 27 P.3d 450 (Nev. 2001). “14 In 1931, Nevada codified the common law fleeing felon rule by amending the justifiable homicide statute, which is currently codified as NRS 200.160. 15 In 1993, the legislature repealed Nevada’s codification of the fleeing felon rule when it passed A.”

Newell v. Baca (D. Nev. 2020). “) 22 Respondents counter that the state district court’s interpretation of NRS § 200.160 was 23 expected and defensible.”

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