From Dean Dan - November 17, 2017

Each year, the student-run Nevada Law Journal (NLJ) explores a Nevada-specific area of law and publishes its findings in a White Paper. The 2017 White Paper, entitled “Statewide Rules of Criminal Procedure: a 50 State Survey Symposium,” addresses the fact that Nevada is one of only three states that does not have uniform rules of criminal procedure. The full text can be read by clicking here. 

On December 1, the NLJ will host “Standardizing the Wild West: A Symposium on Criminal Procedure Reform in Nevada.” The symposium kicks off with lunch presentations on the formation of the Commission on Rules of Criminal Procedure in Nevada by Commission co-chairs Chief Justice Michael A. Cherry and Justice Michael Douglas, followed by perspectives from District Attorney Steve Wolfson and Public Defender Phil Kohn, and finally a brief presentation of the White Paper findings by White Paper authors Emily Dyer and Chelsea Stacey. Following lunch will be three panels focusing on distinct areas of criminal procedure featuring judges, legislators, and attorneys from around the state. The symposium will conclude with a keynote address by Darryl K. Brown, O.M. Vicars Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law. I invite you to join us for the afternoon by registering via this link.

I want to thank Chief Justice Cherry and the Supreme Court for their support of this year’s White Paper.

Dan
Dean & Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law
daniel.hamilton@unlv.edu
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