NV · rules
4JDCR 9
Capital Punishment Cases
1. Pursuant to SCR 250, the court shall maintain a list of counsel qualified for appointment as lead or assisting defense counsel in capital cases. All appointments of defense counsel in criminal cases that could potentially result in the death penalty shall be made from said list by the justice of the peace only after conferring with, and gaining the approval of, the district judge that will be assigned to try the case.
2. Attorneys who desire to become capital-punishment qualified as lead counsel may apply to the district judges by verified petition. Said petition shall:
a. Specifically describe the criminal jury trials that petitioning counsel has tried through a jury verdict within the past 3 years, including the names of the district judges before whom the cases were tried;
b. Indicate that the petitioning attorney has acted as lead or assisting counsel in at least one capital punishment case, having completed both the guilt and penalty phase;
c. Indicate how said petitioning attorney has met the minimum requirements of SCR 250; and
d. Include the written recommendation of at least one Nevada district judge who presided over a capital punishment case tried through a jury verdict and penalty phase by said attorney.
3. Attorneys who desire to become capital-punishment qualified as assisting counsel may apply to the district judges by verified petition. Said petition shall specifically describe the criminal jury trials that petitioning counsel has tried through a jury verdict within the past 3 years, including the names of the district judges before whom the cases were tried.
4. In order to qualify local counsel for the capital punishment list, whenever the justice court is required to appoint counsel from outside Elko County for a death penalty case, one local counsel shall also be appointed to assist lead counsel whenever possible. Appointments of assisting counsel shall be made from said list by the justice of the peace only after conferring with, and gaining the approval of, the district judge assigned to try the case.
History
[Added; effective May 4, 2020.]
Provenance
- Source
- leg.state.nv.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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