A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved; and in case of a reasonable doubt whether the defendant’s guilt is satisfactorily shown, the defendant is entitled to be acquitted.
NRS 175.191
Presumption of innocence: Acquittal in case of reasonable doubt
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Wesley v. State (1996)
Most recently applied in SOLDO-ALLESIO v. FERGUSON (February 2025)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1427)
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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.