Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.300 (2026)
Injury not resulting in permanent injury; defendant may be convicted of assault
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NRS 200.300 Injury not resulting in permanent injury; defendant may be
convicted of assault. Whenever
upon a trial for mayhem it shall appear that the injury inflicted will not
result in any permanent disfiguration of appearance, diminution of vigor, or
other permanent injury, no conviction for maiming shall be had, but the
defendant may be convicted of assault in any degree.
[1911 C&P § 153; RL § 6418; NCL § 10100]
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1970–2014 · leading case: Jackson v. State, 291 P.3d 1274 (Nev. 2012).
Jackson v. State, 291 P.3d 1274 (Nev. 2012). “” NRS 200.300. (NRS 200.300 has been carried forward without change from Nevada’s 1911 criminal code; it was not until 1971 that the Legislature distinguished assault from battery as it does in NRS 200.”
Lamb v. Cree, 466 P.2d 660 (Nev. 1970). “Permanent Disfigurement NRS 200.300 provides: “Whenever upon a trial for mayhem it shall appear that the injury inflicted will not result in any permanent disfiguration of appearance, diminution of vigor, or other permanent injury, no conviction for maiming shall be had, but the…”
Lomas v. State, 639 P.2d 551 (Nev. 1982). “The district court also refused to give an instruction dealing with NRS 200.300, which prohibits conviction of mayhem if the jury finds that the injury inflicted will not result in any permanent disfiguration of appearance, diminution of vigor, or other permanent injury.”
Lall (James) v. State (Nev. 2014). “280; NRS 200.300; NRS 200.481(1)(a). Although MRS 200.”
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