If you have been falsely accused of domestic violence you face serious legal consequences. Here is what you should do if you are faced with these false allegations.
Self-defense laws in Nevada can be tricky to understand. Our criminal defense attorneys break down when use of force is permitted and when it is not as it pertains to self-defense.
In 2015, the Nevada Legislature amended its laws to prohibit any person who is convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, as defined by federal law, to “own or have in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm.” The federal definition of “domestic violence” is expansive: [T]he terms ‘misdemeanor crime…