Nevada § 412.336 - Trial counsel and defense counsel
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 412.336 — Trial counsel and defense counsel, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 412.336. Trial counsel and defense counsel
1. For each general and special court-martial the authority convening the court shall
request the State Judge Advocate to detail trial and defense counsel and such assistants
as he or she considers appropriate. 2. No person who has acted as investigating officer, military judge or court member
may thereafter act as trial counsel or assistant trial counsel in the same case. 3. Unless requested by the accused, no person who has acted as investigating officer,
military judge or court member may thereafter act as defense counsel or assistant
defense counsel in the same case. 4. No person who has acted for the prosecution may thereafter act for the defense
in the same case; nor may any person who has acted for the defense act for the prosecution
in the same case. 5. Counsel for general and special courts-martial shall be a member of the bar of
the highest court of a state or of a federal court. 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, trial counsel or defense counsel
detailed for a general or special court-martial must be a judge advocate, and trial
counsel must be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Nevada. 7. In the instance when defense counsel is not a member of the State Bar of Nevada,
the defense counsel must be deemed admitted pro hac vice, subject to filing a certificate
with the military judge setting forth the qualifications that counsel is: (a) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces of the United States or a component
thereof; (b) A member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of his or her state;
and (c) Certified as a judge advocate in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the Army,
Air Force, Navy or the Marine Corps; or (d) A judge advocate as defined in this Code.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 412.336 ("Trial counsel and defense counsel") 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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