Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 175 - Trial
NRS 175.071 - Discharge of juror where juror dies or unable to perform duty.

If, before the conclusion of the trial, and there being no alternate juror called or available, a juror dies, or becomes disqualified or unable to perform the juror’s duty, the court may duly order the juror to be discharged and a new juror may be sworn and the trial begun anew, or the jury may be discharged and a new jury then or afterward impaneled.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1425)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 175 - Trial

NRS 175.011 - Trial by jury. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Trial by jury. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 175.021 - Formation of jury; number of jurors. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Formation of jury; number of jurors. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 175.031 - Examination of trial jurors.

NRS 175.036 - Challenges for cause for individual jurors: Grounds; trial of challenge.

NRS 175.041 - Limitation of defendants’ right to sever in challenges.

NRS 175.051 - Number of peremptory challenges. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Number of peremptory challenges. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 175.061 - Alternate jurors.

NRS 175.071 - Discharge of juror where juror dies or unable to perform duty.

NRS 175.081 - Discharge of jury after retirement upon accident or cause.

NRS 175.091 - Disability of judge during trial.

NRS 175.101 - Disability of judge after verdict or finding of guilty or guilty but mentally ill.

NRS 175.111 - Oath of jurors.

NRS 175.121 - Personal knowledge of jurors.

NRS 175.131 - Judge to inform jury of right to take notes.

NRS 175.141 - Order of trial. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Order of trial. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 175.151 - Number of counsel who may argue case.

NRS 175.161 - Instructions.

NRS 175.171 - No special instructions to be given relating exclusively to defendant’s testimony.

NRS 175.181 - Instruction not to be given relative to failure of defendant to testify.

NRS 175.186 - Instructions in prosecution for sexual assault or statutory sexual seduction: Use of certain terms and instructions prohibited.

NRS 175.191 - Presumption of innocence: Acquittal in case of reasonable doubt.

NRS 175.201 - Presumption of innocence: Conviction of lowest degree of offense.

NRS 175.211 - Definition of reasonable doubt; no other definition to be given to juries.

NRS 175.221 - Evidence.

NRS 175.241 - Proof of corporate existence generally.

NRS 175.251 - Conspiracy: Allegation and proof of overt act; evidence of overt acts not alleged.

NRS 175.261 - False pretenses: What evidence necessary.

NRS 175.271 - Expert witnesses.

NRS 175.282 - Plea bargain: Inspection by jury; instruction of jury; cross-examination of defendant.

NRS 175.291 - Testimony of accomplice must be corroborated; sufficiency of corroboration; accomplice defined.

NRS 175.301 - Testimony of person upon or with whom abortion was allegedly committed.

NRS 175.311 - Procedure when higher offense is shown by evidence.

NRS 175.321 - Procedure if higher offense ignored.

NRS 175.331 - When defendant on bail appears for trial defendant may be committed and held.

NRS 175.341 - Mistake in charging proper offense: Defendant not discharged; commitment or bail.

NRS 175.351 - Discharge of defendant when jury discharged for want of jurisdiction.

NRS 175.361 - Offense committed in other county: Commitment to await warrant; admission to bail; transmittal of papers to district attorney of proper county; expense of transmission.

NRS 175.371 - Discharge where defendant not arrested on warrant from other county; proceedings in case of arrest.

NRS 175.381 - Court may advise jury to acquit defendant when evidence on either side closed; motion for judgment of acquittal after verdict of guilty or guilty but mentally ill; subsequent motion for new trial.

NRS 175.383 - Withdrawal, discharge or change of defense counsel; limitations.

NRS 175.387 - Misconduct of defendant; sanctions.

NRS 175.391 - Separation or custody of jury before submission.

NRS 175.401 - Jury to be admonished at each adjournment.

NRS 175.421 - Accommodations for jury upon retirement; power of court to furnish. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Accommodations for jury upon retirement; power of court to furnish. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 175.431 - Jury provided food and lodging when kept together.

NRS 175.441 - Jury may take written instructions, materials received in evidence, certain papers and own notes of trial on retiring for deliberation.

NRS 175.451 - Return of jury for information.

NRS 175.461 - Jury not to be discharged after cause submitted; exceptions.

NRS 175.471 - Adjournment of court during absence of jury.

NRS 175.481 - Return.

NRS 175.491 - Verdict where there are several defendants.

NRS 175.501 - Jury may convict of lesser included offense or attempt.

NRS 175.511 - When offenses to be stated separately.

NRS 175.531 - Polling jury; further deliberation or discharge.

NRS 175.533 - Finding of guilty but mentally ill upon plea of not guilty by reason of insanity; required findings; effect of finding.

NRS 175.539 - Acquittal by reason of insanity: Defendant to be examined; hearing to be held to determine whether defendant is mentally ill; procedure for committing defendant to custody of Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

NRS 175.541 - Discharge of defendant after acquittal.

NRS 175.543 - Notice to defendant of provisions concerning sealing of records of proceedings leading to acquittal.

NRS 175.547 - Notice of intent to request hearing; time of hearing; evidence; court to enter finding; "sexually motivated" defined.

NRS 175.552 - When required; procedure; evidence.

NRS 175.554 - Death penalty cases: Instructions to jury; determinations; findings and verdict; hearing to set aside sentence of defendant alleged to be intellectually disabled.

NRS 175.556 - Procedure when jury unable to reach unanimous verdict.