169.055 Criminal action defined. Criminal action means the proceedings by which a party charged with a public offense is accused and brought to trial and punishment. A criminal action is prosecuted in the name of the State of Nevada, as plaintiff. Defendant means the party prosecuted in a criminal action. NRS 169.075 District attorney defined.
District attorney includes any deputy district attorney.
169.085 Law defined. Law includes statutes and judicial decisions. 169.095 Magistrate defined. Others upon whom are conferred by law the powers of a justice of the peace in criminal cases. Master means a person appointed by the district court to inform defendants of their rights, assign counsel for indigent defendants and perform other similar administrative duties assigned by the court.