Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes — Title 14, Criminal Procedure
NRS (Crim. Proc.) § 171.186: Rights of defendant before preliminary examination
What this law says, in plain English
Before a preliminary examination, a magistrate must inform the defendant of the complaint, right to counsel, right to request assigned counsel, right to a preliminary examination, and that statements may be used against them. The magistrate must allow time to consult counsel and consider bail.
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