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NRS 175.036

Challenges for cause for individual jurors: Grounds; trial of challenge

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Weber v. State (2005)

Most recently applied in YOUNG (ANDREW) v. STATE (October 2025)

(Added to NRS by 1968, 45)

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1. Either side may challenge an individual juror for disqualification or for any cause or favor which would prevent the juror from adjudicating the facts fairly.

2. Challenges for cause shall be tried by the court. The juror challenged and any other person may be examined as a witness on the trial of the challenge.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.