Title 175 · NRS Chapter 175

Presumption of innocence: Acquittal in case of reasonable doubt.

Citation: NRS 175.191

Section: 175.175.191

NRS

175.191

Presumption of innocence: Acquittal in case of reasonable doubt.

A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved; and in case of a reasonable doubt whether the defendant’s guilt is satisfactorily shown, the defendant is entitled to be acquitted.

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1427 )