# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.060: When killing punished as murder

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T15_C200_S200.060

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 200.060
- **Heading:** When killing punished as 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 200.060

## Text

The killing must be the result of that sudden, violent impulse of passion supposed to be irresistible; for, if there should appear to have been an interval between the assault or provocation given and the killing, sufficient for the voice of reason and humanity to be heard, the killing shall be attributed to deliberate revenge and punished as murder.

## 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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