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Every person charged with the commission of a crime shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved by competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt; and when an offense has been proved against the person, and there exists a reasonable doubt as to which of two or more degrees the person is guilty, the person ...

When a party has the burden of proving any claim [or affirmative defense] by a preponderance of the evidence, it means you must be persuaded by the evidence that the claim [or affirmative defense] is more probably true than not true.

Nevada Negligence Law Glossary Causation (NRS 41.130): The causal relationship between the defendant's negligent action or omission and the harm suffered by the plaintiff. In other words, the harm would not have occurred ?but for? the defendant's negligence.

Nevada is a diminished value state, which means you may be entitled to the diminished value of your vehicle after an auto accident. The statute of limitation on diminished value claims in Nevada is 3 years, and Nevada does not have uninsured motorist coverage for diminished value.

To receive punitive damages, the victim must show that the defendant acted maliciously, fraudulently, or with oppression to injure the victim. Nevada Revised Statutes 42.005 says that punitive damages exist to create an example to others and to punish very bad actors.

Nevada Pattern Jury Instruction 10.09 tells a jury how to award damages in a case of diminished value. The court instructs the jury that if repairs don't fully restore the value of the damaged property, the jury should award the victim the difference between fair market value and the value post repair.