§ 283.300 Accusation against certain public officers for willful or corrupt misconduct in office: Presentment by grand jury
§ 283.310 Statement of offense
§ 283.320 Delivery of accusation to district attorney; service of copy; notice to appear and answer; filing original accusation
§ 283.330 Appearance and answer; proceeding in defendant’s absence
§ 283.340 Objection to sufficiency or denial of truth of accusation
§ 283.350 Objection to legal sufficiency of accusation: Form and sufficiency
§ 283.360 Denial of truth of accusation
§ 283.370 Answer when objection to sufficiency not sustained
§ 283.380 Conviction on plea of guilty or refusal to answer; trial on denial of matters charged
§ 283.390 Trial by jury; conduct of trial
§ 283.400 Right to process
§ 283.410 Judgment: Pronouncement; entry and assignment of cause of removal
§ 283.420 Appeal; defendant suspended; office may be filled
§ 283.430 Proceedings for removal of district attorney
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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 283 > Removal From Office by Accusation

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.