LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Judges sentencing an individual for against the law at a Las Vegas resort might have extra penalties of their toolbox ought to a Republican state senator’s invoice develop into regulation.
Launched Monday, Senate Invoice 371, from Republican State Sen. John Steinbeck, would create extra penalties for crimes at Nevada resort inns with greater than 200 rooms and a on line casino.
Below present Nevada regulation, judges can sentence an individual to an enhancement in sure crimes. For instance, a choose could impose a harsher sentence if the sufferer of against the law is 60 years or older or if the defendant used a lethal weapon to commit against the law.
Within the case of Robert Telles, the ex-politician discovered responsible final yr of murdering investigative reporter Jeff German, a choose added a minimal of eight years to his sentence due to the weapon and German’s age.
Ought to Steinbeck’s proposal develop into regulation, a choose might double an individual’s sentence and require the extra time to be served consecutively. For instance, proper now primarily based on state statute, if an individual is discovered responsible of theft on the Las Vegas Strip, they might face a sentence of anyplace from one to twenty years in jail. Below this proposal, a choose might sentence an individual to 4-10 years with a further 4-10 years as a result of the crime occurred at a resort.
The proposal didn’t have a listening to scheduled as of Monday.
Judges listening to circumstances involving arrests on the Las Vegas Strip can prohibit a defendant’s entry to the world whereas the case is pending. Las Vegas Justice Court docket applied a Resort Hall Court docket a number of years in the past however closed this system in 2024.
