Nevada Revised Statutes
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 49.365 (2026)
Testimony on guilt or innocence
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NRS 49.365 Testimony on guilt or innocence. If
the state or a political subdivision elects not to disclose the identity of an
informer and the circumstances indicate a reasonable probability that the
informer can give testimony necessary to a fair determination of the issue of
guilt or innocence, the judge shall on motion of the accused dismiss the
proceedings, and the judge may do so on his or her own motion.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 787)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2022 · leading case: Sheriff of Washoe Cnty. v. Vasile, 604 P.2d 809 (Nev. 1980).
Sheriff of Washoe Cnty. v. Vasile, 604 P.2d 809 (Nev. 1980). “The state’s privilege to refuse disclosure of the identity of an informant is not unlimited.”
State v. Stiglitz, 576 P.2d 746 (Nev. 1978). “355, NRS 49.365. 2 By substantial authority, the identity of an informant need not be revealed where he *161 merely introduces a government agent to the defendant.”
Duarte-Herrera v. Williams (D. Nev. 2022). “The record indicates that the informant’s knowledge of 10 Rueda-Denvers comes solely from a conversation he overheard regarding explosives that involved Rueda-Denvers and occurred ten years prior to the instant 11 crime. While the evidence suggests that Rueda-Denvers is familiar…”
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