Every defendant accused of a misdemeanor for which jail time may be imposed, a gross misdemeanor or a felony and who is financially unable to obtain counsel is entitled to have counsel assigned to represent the defendant at every stage of the proceedings from the defendant’s initial appearance before a magistrate or the court through appeal, unless the defendant waives such appointment.
NRS 178.397
Assignment of counsel
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Scott v. Illinois (1979)
Most recently applied in Rothgery v. Gillespie County (June 2008)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1451; A 2019, 2880)
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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.