The defendant may be found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of an offense necessarily included in the offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily included therein if the attempt is an offense.
NRS 175.501
Jury may convict of lesser included offense or attempt
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Hagans v. State (1989)
Most recently applied in 8 Cal. 5th 57 - People v. Fontenot (August 2019)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1431; A 2007, 1411)
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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.