No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication shall be deemed less criminal by reason of his or her condition, but whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the fact of the person’s intoxication may be taken into consideration in determining the purpose, motive or intent.
NRS 193.220
When voluntary intoxication may be considered
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case Nevius v. State (1985)
Most recently applied in 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 20 - MATADAMAS-SERRANO (RUBEN) v. STATE (March 2026)
[1911 C&P § 17; RL § 6282; NCL § 9966]—(NRS A 1995, 2466; 2003, 1480)
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