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NRS 178.420

Procedure on finding defendant competent

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Scarbo v. Eighth Judicial District Court (2009)

Most recently applied in Goad v. State (April 2021)

[1911 Cr

If the court finds that the defendant is competent, the trial must proceed, or judgment may be pronounced, as the case may be.

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