NRS 174.455
Ground for removal

  • application not to be granted until after voir dire examination
  • appeal of order changing or refusing to change place of trial.

1.

A criminal action prosecuted by indictment, information or complaint may be removed from the court in which it is pending, on application of the defendant or state, on the ground that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had in the county where the indictment, information or complaint is pending.

2.

An application for removal of a criminal action shall not be granted by the court until after the voir dire examination has been conducted and it is apparent to the court that the selection of a fair and impartial jury cannot be had in the county where the indictment, information or complaint is pending.

3.

An order in a criminal action changing or refusing to change the place of trial is appealable only on appeal from the final judgment.

Source: Section 174.455 — Ground for removal; application not to be granted until after voir dire examination; appeal of order changing or refusing to change place of trial., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-174.­html#NRS174Sec455.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 174.455’s source at nv​.us