Two or more defendants may be charged in the same indictment or information if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or transaction or in the same series of acts or transactions constituting an offense or offenses. Such defendants may be charged in one or more counts together or separately and all of the defendants need not be charged in each count.
NRS 173.135
Joinder of defendants
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Middleton v. State (1998)
Most recently applied in Williams (Quincey) Vs. State (January 2021)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1413)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.