Any error, defect, irregularity or variance which does not affect substantial rights shall be disregarded.
NRS 178.598
Harmless error
Applied in 89 court decisions — leading case Lord v. State (1991)
Most recently applied in CAMACHO (OCEAN) v. STATE (November 2025)
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1458)
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