Nevada’s domestic violence laws were recently amended to include harsh provisions concerning firearms. Specifically, any person convicted of misdemeanor or felony domestic violence is prohibited from owning, possessing, having custody or control of a firearm. Significantly, a “firearm” is defined as “any firearm that is loaded or unloaded and operable or inoperable.” Yes…this means if…
Domestic violence convictions are very serious. They carry some of the harshest mandatory penalties for a simple misdemeanor conviction. In Nevada, a misdemeanor first-offense conviction carries, at the very least, the following mandatory-minimum penalties: (1) 2 days in jail; (2) six months of weekly domestic violence counseling classes; (3) 48 hours of community service; (4)…
In our previous Blog, entitled What is “domestic violence”?, we provided you with an analysis on the many acts that can qualify as “domestic violence.” Many of these acts do not involve a “battery” or touching at all. In this Blog, we solely examine battery domestic violence charges, the most common domestic violence charge. So…
The defining characteristic of what separates “domestic violence” from other crimes is the nature of the relationship between the accused and the “victim”. A crime can only be enhanced to constitute “domestic violence” if the accused and the complainant are connected by any one of a number of domestic relationships i.e. marriage (including ex’s), dating…