When the defendant appears, the defendant may object in writing to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment, or the defendant may answer the same by an oral plea of not guilty. The plea of not guilty shall be entered upon the journal, and it puts in issue every material allegation of the articles of impeachment.
[1911 Cr. Prac. § 34; RL § 6884; NCL § 10681]
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 283 - Resignations, Vacancies and Removals
NRS 283.010 - Resignation may be made before oath taken.
NRS 283.020 - Resignation of state officers commissioned by the Governor.
NRS 283.030 - Resignation of appointive officers.
NRS 283.040 - Events causing vacancy in office; action by Attorney General or district attorney.
NRS 283.050 - Removal on impeachment and conviction: Duties of Secretary of State.
NRS 283.060 - Governor to declare state offices vacant.
NRS 283.090 - Qualifications and duties of person appointed pursuant to NRS 283.080.
NRS 283.100 - Vacancy filled by Governor during recess of Legislature.
NRS 283.110 - Vacancy in state office filled by Governor; term of appointee.
NRS 283.125 - Notice of appointment to fill vacancy; contents; applicability.
NRS 283.130 - Commission or certificate of election or appointment of officer filling vacancy.
NRS 283.140 - Officers liable to impeachment.
NRS 283.150 - All impeachments tried by Senate; Senate to be sworn.
NRS 283.160 - Articles of impeachment: Delivery to President of Senate.
NRS 283.190 - Assignment of other hearing day or proceeding in defendant’s absence.
NRS 283.220 - Senate to be sworn: Procedure.
NRS 283.230 - Concurrence of two-thirds of members elected required for conviction.
NRS 283.240 - Judgment: Form; resolution of majority as judgment.
NRS 283.250 - Judgment: Suspension or removal and disqualification.
NRS 283.260 - Effect of judgment of suspension on salary, fees or emoluments.
NRS 283.270 - Suspension of officer pending impeachment; filling office pending impeachment.
NRS 283.280 - Notice of impeachment of Lieutenant Governor.
NRS 283.290 - Indictment or information not barred by conviction on impeachment.
NRS 283.310 - Statement of offense.
NRS 283.330 - Appearance and answer; proceeding in defendant’s absence.
NRS 283.340 - Objection to sufficiency or denial of truth of accusation.
NRS 283.350 - Objection to legal sufficiency of accusation: Form and sufficiency.
NRS 283.360 - Denial of truth of accusation.
NRS 283.370 - Answer when objection to sufficiency not sustained.
NRS 283.380 - Conviction on plea of guilty or refusal to answer; trial on denial of matters charged.
NRS 283.390 - Trial by jury; conduct of trial.
NRS 283.400 - Right to process.
NRS 283.410 - Judgment: Pronouncement; entry and assignment of cause of removal.
NRS 283.420 - Appeal; defendant suspended; office may be filled.
NRS 283.430 - Proceedings for removal of district attorney.
NRS 283.440 - Removal of certain public officers for malfeasance or nonfeasance: Procedure; appeal.