After hearing the appeal, the Court shall give judgment without regard to technical error or defect which does not affect the substantial rights of the parties.
NRS 177.255
Court to give judgment without regard to technical errors
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Deutscher v. State (1979)
Most recently applied in Ramirez v. State (July 2010)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1446)
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