Methods of proving character
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case Daniel v. State (2003)
Most recently applied in 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71 - PINNEY JR. (KENNETH) v. STATE (November 2024)
(Added to NRS by 1971, 781; A 1979, 25)
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
1. In all cases in which evidence of character or a trait of character of a person is admissible, proof may be made by testimony as to reputation or in the form of an opinion. On cross-examination, inquiry may be made into specific instances of conduct.
2. In cases in which character or a trait of character of a person is an essential element of a charge, claim or defense, proof of specific instances of the person’s conduct may be made on direct or cross-examination.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.