Nevada Code § 176.491

Stay of execution following denial of appeal
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1. Upon the denial of any appeal pursuant
to chapter 34 or 177 of NRS to the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules
fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section
4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution, the appellate court of competent
jurisdiction shall dissolve any stay of execution previously entered. No stay
of such execution may be entered or continued by the appellate court of
competent jurisdiction after the denial of an appeal pending the filing of a
petition with a federal court or a petition for a writ of certiorari with the
Supreme Court of the United States.
2. The entry of a stay of issuance of a
remittitur in the appellate court of competent jurisdiction does not prohibit
the application of or the issuance of a warrant of execution by the district
court in which the conviction was obtained.
3. To stay the execution of a sentence of
death following the denial of any appeal to the appellate court of competent
jurisdiction pursuant to chapter 34 or 177 of NRS, a person under sentence of death
must:
(a) Apply for and obtain a stay in the federal
court in which the person applies for a writ of certiorari or habeas corpus; or
(b) Obtain a stay of execution pursuant to NRS 176.487 .

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