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NRS 175.441

Jury may take written instructions, materials received in evidence, certain papers and own notes of trial on retiring for deliberation

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Estes v. State (2006)

Most recently applied in Estes v. State (November 2006)

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1431)

Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with them:

1. All papers and all other items and materials which have been received as evidence in the case, except depositions or copies of such public records or private documents given in evidence as ought not, in the opinion of the court, to be taken from the person having them in possession.

2. The written instructions given, and notes of the testimony or other proceedings on the trial, taken by themselves or any of them, but none taken by any other person.

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