Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.015
General rule of competency
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NRS 50.015 General rule of competency. Every
person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in this title.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 788)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1973–2014 · leading case: Hall v. State
Hall v. State (1973)
“NRS 50.015. 2 However, for the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that he has been convicted of a felony is admissible under limited circumstances.”
Williams (Michael) v. State (2013)
“NRS 50.015. Further, the State introduced evidence that demonstrated that the victim had personal knowledge of the incident, NRS 50.”
Reed (Anthony) v. State (2013)
“Appellant failed to demonstrate that the victim's use of marijuana made him incompetent to testify, NRS 50.015 (stating that lelvery person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in this title"), and counsel was not deficient for failing to make futile motions…”
Sanchez (Fortino) v. State (2014)
“025; NRS 50.015. Although a district court has "wide discretion to control cross-examination that attacks a witness's general credibility, .”
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