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NRS 203.050: Affray Charges

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NRS 203.050: Affray Charges in Nevada—Everything You Need to Know Early this year, an adult and a student were booked at the Clark Country Detention Center for fighting-affray as well as other charges. This resulted in the school being placed on a hard lockdown for the second day in a row. Affray is a criminal NRS 203.050: Affray Charges

RICO and Racketeering Laws

RICO and Racketeering Laws in Nevada If you haven’t seen the movie Casino, then I’m sure you are either really young or have been living under a rock. I say it is possibly one of the best Mob movies of all time. In the movie, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci play the main mob bosses RICO and Racketeering Laws

Fugitive From Justice 

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Fugitive From Justice: Everything You Need to Know We all remember America’s Most Wanted with John Walsh which was on television from 1988 to 2012. A very long time for any television show. Ever wonder why it lasted so long? Because America was captivated by John Walsh’s weekly featuring criminal fugitives that the police and Fugitive From Justice 

Stay of Execution

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Nevada Rules on Stay of Execution The Death Penalty is a very polarizing topic in America. Some people firmly believe in the death penalty while others stand against it. However, 27 states legally allow for the death penalty including Nevada. Some states legally have and can sentence people to death but are not currently carrying Stay of Execution

Teacher Student Sexual Relationships

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What Nevada Law Says About Teacher-Student Sexual Relationships The teacher-student relationship has been under some scrutiny over the last several years. If you remember the teacher in Washington who made national headlines for having an intimate relationship with her pre-teen student. She eventually went to prison but ended up having two children with the young Teacher Student Sexual Relationships

Malice

Malice in Nevada Law: What You Need to Know Malice is defined as “the intention or desire to do evil or ill will.” Malice is intentional in all forms, meaning you are well aware of what you’re doing to another. In legal terms malice indicates the intention without excuse, to commit an act that is Malice