Question: After reading Chapter 1 as completely as possible, break down these statues' structure, components, and elements. Post your response below. Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 200.280

After reading Chapter 1 as completely as possible, break down these statues' structure, components, and elements. Post your response below.

Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 200.280 through 200.300.

MAYHEM

NRS200.280Definition; penalty.Mayhem consists of unlawfully depriving a human being of a member of his body, or disfiguring or rendering it useless. If a person cuts out or disables the tongue, puts out an eye, slits the nose, ear or lip, or disables any limb or member of another, or voluntarily, or of purpose, puts out an eye, that person is guilty of mayhem which is a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.

[1911 C&P 151; RL 6416; NCL 10098](NRS A 1967, 469; 1979, 1425; 1995, 1183)

NRS200.290Instrument or manner of inflicting injury immaterial.To constitute mayhem it is immaterial by what means or instrument or in what manner the injury was inflicted.

[1911 C&P 152; RL 6417; NCL 10099]

NRS200.300Injury not resulting in permanent injury; defendant may be convicted of assault.Whenever upon a trial for mayhem it shall appear that the injury inflicted will not result in any permanent disfiguration of appearance, diminution of vigor, or other permanent injury, no conviction for maiming shall be had, but the defendant may be convicted of assault in any degree.

[1911 C&P 153; RL 6418; NCL 10100]

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