In every crime or public offense there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and intention, or criminal negligence.
NRS 193.190
To constitute crime there must be unity of act and intent
Applied in 25 court decisions — leading case McMichael v. State (1978)
Most recently applied in 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 30 - Sisolak v. Polymer80, Inc. (April 2024)
[1911 C&P § 6; RL § 6271; NCL § 9955]
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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.