2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 14 PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter 178 General Provisions
NRS 178.4871 Postconviction petitioner for habeas corpus: Limitations on release.
NRS 178.4871 Postconviction petitioner for habeas corpus: Limitations on release. A person who has filed a postconviction petition for habeas corpus:
1. Must not in any case be released on the person's own recognizance.
2. Must not be admitted to bail pending a review of the petition unless:
(a) The petition is filed in the proper jurisdiction;
(b) The petition presents substantial questions of law or fact and does not appear to be barred procedurally;
(c) The petitioner has made out a clear case on the merits; and
(d) There are exceptional circumstances deserving of special treatment in the interests of justice.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1232; A 1991, 91)
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