Legal Question in Criminal Law in Nevada

Please explain...

can you please explain to me what a ''hill motion'' is. example-''state directed to file a hill motion''? and can you also tell me what ''trial setting: civil stack'' means? thank you.


Asked on 6/18/07, 5:14 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

James Smith James E. Smith Ltd.

Re: Please explain...

A Hill motion is based on a case which allows the D.A. to get a continuance after it shows that it subpoened a witness to court who did not show up.

Civil stack means a week or so of just civil trials. As opposed to criminal stack which means a week or so of just criminal trials.

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Answered on 6/18/07, 10:11 am


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