Nevada Castle Doctrine

and “stand your ground”

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Castle Doctrine. Under (NRS 200.120) the castle doctrine, people in Nevada have the right to use deadly force to protect their occupied home or occupied vehicle from assault by a third party. They have no duty to retreat: He was allowed to use deadly force instead of retreating. - https://thedefenders.net/las-vegas/what-are-your-rights-during-a-home-invasion/

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Is Nevada a stand your ground state?

When Does Nevada's Stand Your Ground Law Apply? Licensed gun owners in Nevada can legally stand their ground if they are in reasonable fear for their life, even if they can retreat. However, the stand your ground law is not an absolute defense to violence used to protect yourself.Dec 28, 2021 (https://harrislawyers.com/nevada-stand-your-ground-law/#)

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Justifiable Homicide

There are very few absolute rights in the law, especially when it comes to the taking of human life.  Nevada law (NRS 200.120) defines “Justifiable Homicide” as allowable under three conditions:

1. The person was not the original aggressor
2. The person has a legal right to be in the location where deadly force is used
3. The person Is not actively engaged in the furtherance of criminal activity at the time deadly force is used.

These considerations apply when the person is defending themselves or others, an occupied habitation, or occupied motor vehicle.

The presumption of a right to defend your life and your home has long been recognized by the law, growing out of the so called “Castle Doctrine” or “your home is your castle” concept, which in our legal tradition was passed down through English Common Law.  Nevada law reflects this same understanding in the aforementioned chapter dealing with “Justified Homicide,” and other states have similar statutes as an outgrowth of the “castle doctrine.”  Under this doctrine, deadly force may be used in self-defense against an intruder of an occupied home.  Shooting someone entering an unoccupied home not considered “justifiable homicide.”

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Standing Your Ground

Nevada is what’s known as a “stand your ground” state. Nevada requires what’s called a no “duty to retreat” before killing in self-defense only as long as the one who is fighting back: is not the original aggressor, has a right to be in the place where deadly force is used, and is not defined as engaging in any sort of criminal activity.