# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.035: Circumstances mitigating first degree murder

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.035

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.035
- **Heading:** Circumstances mitigating first degree murder
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 15 / Chapter 200 / Section 200.035

## Text

Murder of the first degree may be mitigated by any of the following circumstances, even though the mitigating circumstance is not sufficient to constitute a defense or reduce the degree of the crime:

1. The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity.

2. The murder was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance.

3. The victim was a participant in the defendant's criminal conduct or consented to the act.

4. The defendant was an accomplice in a murder committed by another person and the defendant’s participation in the murder was relatively minor.

5. The defendant acted under duress or under the domination of another person.

6. The youth of the defendant at the time of the crime.

7. Any other mitigating circumstance.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.010 “Murder” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.020 Malice: Express and implied defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.030 Degrees of murder; penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.033 Circumstances aggravating first degree murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.033.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.035 Circumstances mitigating first degree murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.035.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.040 “Manslaughter” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.050 “Voluntary manslaughter” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.060 When killing punished as murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.070 “Involuntary manslaughter” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.080 Punishment for voluntary manslaughter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.080.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.090 Punishment for involuntary manslaughter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.090.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.110 Place of trial for homicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.110.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.120 “Justifiable homicide” defined; no duty to retreat under certain circumstances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.120.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.130 Bare fear insufficient to justify killing; reasonable fear required; rebuttable presumption under certain circumstances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.130.md)

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