The court on motion of the defendant may strike surplusage from the indictment or information.
NRS 173.085
Surplusage
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Carson v. Sheriff, Clark County (1971)
Most recently applied in RIMER (STANLEY) VS. STATE (June 2015)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1413)
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