NRS 174.061
Plea bargaining: General requirements

  • prohibited agreements.

1.

If a prosecuting attorney enters into an agreement with a defendant in which the defendant agrees to testify against another defendant in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for a recommendation of a reduced sentence, the agreement:

(a)

Is void if the defendant’s testimony is false.

(b)

Must be in writing and include a statement that the agreement is void if the defendant’s testimony is false.

2.

A prosecuting attorney shall not enter into an agreement with a defendant which:

(a)

Limits the testimony of the defendant to a predetermined formula.

(b)

Is contingent on the testimony of the defendant contributing to a specified conclusion.

Source: Section 174.061 — Plea bargaining: General requirements; prohibited agreements., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-174.­html#NRS174Sec061.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 174.061’s source at nv​.us