Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 48.125 (2026)

Withdrawn plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill or offer to plead guilty or guilty but mentally ill not admissible; plea of nolo contendere or offer to plead nolo contendere not admissible

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NRS 48.125 Withdrawn plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill or offer to plead guilty or guilty but mentally ill not admissible; plea of nolo contendere or offer to plead nolo contendere not admissible.

1. Evidence of a plea of guilty or guilty but mentally ill, later withdrawn, or of an offer to plead guilty or guilty but mentally ill to the crime charged or any other crime is not admissible in a criminal proceeding involving the person who made the plea or offer.

2. Evidence of a plea of nolo contendere or of an offer to plead nolo contendere to the crime charged or any other crime is not admissible in a civil or criminal proceeding involving the person who made the plea or offer.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 782; A 1995, 2466; 2003, 1479; 2007, 1436)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2021 · leading case: Mann v. State, 605 P.2d 209 (Nev. 1980).

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Mann v. State, 605 P.2d 209 (Nev. 1980). · cites it 14× “" NRS 48.125. The statute, on its face, prohibits the prosecutor's use of the statements in question in the instant case.”

Garner v. State, 6 P.3d 1013 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 3× “Evidence of and comment on appellant’s attempt to negotiate with police Garner claims that the State violated NRS 48.125 when it presented evidence of and commented on his attempts to negotiate the charges against him during the interviews on May 5 and May 8.”

Taylor v. Thunder Ex Rel. Thunder, 13 P.3d 43 (Nev. 2000). · cites it 5× “Further, because civil proceedings are mentioned in subsection 2 of NRS 48.125 but omitted from subsection one, we do not con *973 strue the statute as prohibiting the admission of guilty pleas and offers to plead guilty in civil proceedings.”

McKenna v. State, 705 P.2d 614 (Nev. 1985). · cites it 2× “RULINGS ON EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY Detective Burton Levos testified concerning appellant’s nonverbal response to Levos’ question: “Are you involved in the case of the jail in reference to Nobles’ murder?” McKenna’s response, a look, a nod yes, and a smile, was made at an…”

Glover-Armont v. Cargile, 426 P.3d 45 (Nev. 2018). “The record shows the district court did not consider her traffic citation, but instead considered her nolo contendere plea.”

State v. Gomes, 930 P.2d 701 (Nev. 1996). “See NRS 48.125. This inconsistency, resulting simply from the technical term employed by a defendant in pleading, would be unreasonable, inequitable, and probably unconstitutional.”

Jones v. State, 771 P.2d 154 (Nev. 1989). “See NRS 48.125(2) (evidence of a plea of nolo contendere is not admissible in a civil or criminal *128 proceeding involving the person who made the plea); NRS 51.”

Robinson v. State, 644 P.2d 514 (Nev. 1982). · cites it 3× “NRS 48.125(1). 1 In Mann v. State, 96 Nev.”

Glover-armont Vs. Cargile, 2018 NV 49 (Nev. 2018). · cites it 2× “See NRS 48.125(2) ("Evidence of a plea of nob o contendere or of an offer to plead nob contendere to the crime charged or any other crime is not admissible in a civil or criminal proceeding involving the person who made the plea or offer.”

Glover-amont v. Cargile, 2018 NV 49 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 48.125(2) ("Evidence of a plea of nob o contendere or of an offer to plead nob contendere to the crime charged or any other crime is not admissible in a civil or criminal proceeding involving the person who made the plea or offer.”

Glover-armont Vs. Cargile, 2018 NV 49 (Nev. 2018). “See NRS 48.125(2) ("Evidence of a plea of nob o contendere or of an offer to plead nob contendere to the crime charged or any other crime is not admissible in a civil or criminal proceeding involving the person who made the plea or offer.”

Richardson Vs. Dist. Ct. (Cabada) (Nev. 2021). “133 provides that an offender has been convicted of the crime which resulted in the injury to the victim, the judgment of conviction is conclusive evidence of all facts necessary to 'For clarity, we refer to the real parties in interest by their first names in this order.”

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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 48.125(1) — 4 cases

Garner v. State, 6 P.3d 1013 (Nev. 2000). “Evidence of and comment on appellant’s attempt to negotiate with police Garner claims that the State violated NRS 48.125 when it presented evidence of and commented on his attempts to negotiate the charges against him during the interviews on May 5 and May 8.”

Taylor v. Thunder Ex Rel. Thunder, 13 P.3d 43 (Nev. 2000). “Further, because civil proceedings are mentioned in subsection 2 of NRS 48.125 but omitted from subsection one, we do not con *973 strue the statute as prohibiting the admission of guilty pleas and offers to plead guilty in civil proceedings.”

McKenna v. State, 705 P.2d 614 (Nev. 1985). “RULINGS ON EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY Detective Burton Levos testified concerning appellant’s nonverbal response to Levos’ question: “Are you involved in the case of the jail in reference to Nobles’ murder?” McKenna’s response, a look, a nod yes, and a smile, was made at an…”

Robinson v. State, 644 P.2d 514 (Nev. 1982). “NRS 48.125(1). 1 In Mann v. State, 96 Nev.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 48.125(2) — 9 cases

Glover-Armont v. Cargile, 426 P.3d 45 (Nev. 2018). “The record shows the district court did not consider her traffic citation, but instead considered her nolo contendere plea.”

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