Nevada Code § 200.035

Circumstances mitigating first degree murder
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Murder of the first degree may be mitigated by
any of the following circumstances, even though the mitigating circumstance is
not sufficient to constitute a defense or reduce the degree of the crime:
1. The defendant has no significant
history of prior criminal activity.
2. The murder was committed while the
defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance.
3. The victim was a participant in the
defendants criminal conduct or consented to the act.
4. The defendant was an accomplice in a
murder committed by another person and the defendants participation in the
murder was relatively minor.
5. The defendant acted under duress or
under the domination of another person.
6. The youth of the defendant at the time
of the crime.
7. Any other mitigating circumstance.

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