Nevada § 172.145 - Defendant entitled to submit statement regarding preliminary hearing which grand jury must receive; grand jury required to hear and district attorney required to submit known evidence which will explain away charge; invitations and issuance of process for witnesses
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§ 172.145. Defendant entitled to submit statement regarding preliminary hearing which grand jury must receive; grand jury required to hear and district attorney required to submit known evidence which will explain away charge; invitations and issuance of process for witnesses
1. The grand jury is not bound to hear evidence for the defendant, except that the
defendant is entitled to submit a statement which the grand jury must receive providing
whether a preliminary hearing was held concerning the matter and, if so, that the
evidence presented at the preliminary hearing was considered insufficient to warrant
holding the defendant for trial. It is their duty, however, to weigh all evidence submitted to them, and when they
have reason to believe that other evidence within their reach will explain away the
charge, they shall order that evidence to be produced, and for that purpose may require
the district attorney to issue process for the witnesses. 2. If the district attorney is aware of any evidence which will explain away the charge,
the district attorney shall submit it to the grand jury. 3. The grand jury may invite any person, without process, to appear before the grand
jury to testify.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 172.145 cover?
Section 172.145 ("Defendant entitled to submit statement regarding preliminary hearing which grand jury must receive; grand jury required to hear and district attorney required to submit known evidence which will explain away charge; invitations and issuance of process for witnesses") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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