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

NRS

175.282

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

If a prosecuting attorney enters into an agreement with a defendant in which the defendant agrees to testify against another defendant in exchange for a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to a lesser charge or for a recommendation of a reduced sentence, the court shall:

1. After excising any portion it deems irrelevant or prejudicial, permit the jury to inspect the agreement;

2. If the defendant who is testifying has not entered a plea or been sentenced pursuant to the agreement, instruct the jury regarding the possible related pressures on the defendant by providing the jury with an appropriate cautionary instruction; and

3. Allow the defense counsel to cross-examine fully the defendant who is testifying concerning the agreement.

(Added to NRS by 1991, 291 ; A 1995, 2451 ; 2003, 1460 ; 2007, 1410 )