No person can be subject to a second prosecution for a public offense for which the person has once been prosecuted and duly convicted or acquitted.
NRS 178.391
Second prosecution for same offense prohibited
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Kirkpatrick (1978)
Most recently applied in State v. Kirkpatrick (September 1978)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1451)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.