Capital Murder Laws in Nevada Capital murder is the most serious form of homicide that can be charged in Nevada. This violent crime is defined a first-degree murder carried out with at least one aggravating circumstance that outweigh any mitigating circumstances. Murder can be classified into two categories: first-degree murder and second-degree murder. First-degree murder … Capital Murder Laws

NRS 458.260 Public Intoxication in Nevada: Is It Illegal and Can You Get Arrested? Public intoxication, or public drunkenness, is not a criminal offense in Nevada. However, as you probably know, any person who’s drunk often behaves in ways that can endanger themselves or other people around them. So while it’s not a crime to … NRS 458.260 Public Intoxication in Nevada

NRS 207.030: Everything You Need to Know About Nevada’s Vagrancy Law Earlier this year, a man was arrested for vagrancy and other crimes including intimidating an officer and resisting with a deadly weapon. The vagrant made threats to kill and eat a police officer after he was caught lying on the sidewalk. He was asked … NRS 207.030: Vagrancy Law

What Is Mail Fraud: Penalties, Examples and Other Related Crimes I’ve been blessed to live in the same place for a very long time. We have community mailboxes or a group of mailboxes together that we go to each day to collect our mail. Over the years, who knows how many pieces of mail have come … Mail Fraud

Attempted Murder By Poisoning If you’re a fan of the ID channel and their shows dedicated to murder mysteries then you might have seen one or two programs that focus on poisoning as the means by which someone is murdered or attempted to be killed. One famous case that we all know about is the … Attempted Murder by Poisoning

Attempted Murder We’ve all heard the stories or have seen them played out on any ID show, where a spouse hires a hitman to kill their wife/husband, but the hitman is a police officer undercover or a person that turns to the police. The police in some cases may even create a fake death scene … Attempted Murder

Drunk on a Plane: Is It Illegal to Be Intoxicated in a Plane? Everyone has heard the saying, vacation begins once past security. This often refers to airport security. It’s a sentiment many can relate to. Flying isn’t always a pleasant experience, but the love for travel necessitates it. So, what happens when there’s a … Drunk on a Plane

Attempted Crimes In Nevada We have all heard the term “Attempted Murder” on the news or on a court TV or when watching “ Law and Order” but what does that actually mean? Well, it is not as simple as you may think. Crimes in Nevada that are not fully carried out are considered and … Attempted Crimes In Nevada

Deportable Offenses: What Crimes Are Eligible for Deportation Worried about getting deported due to a crime in Nevada? Depending on what crime is committed could determine whether or not you can get deported from the United States of America.  Whether you are here legally or illegally, it probably won’t matter if the crime you committed is … Deportable Offenses: What Crimes Are Eligible for Deportation

NRS 202.255: Spring Gun Law in Nevada With all our attention on gun laws after mass shootings or school shootings, we pay very little attention to not so common forms of gun use and the laws that apply to them. Firearms are dangerous no matter what the circumstances and unless used legally and correctly they … NRS 202.255: Spring Gun Law in Nevada