Las Vegas Criminal Defense Blog

Last week Roger Mayweather, uncle of champion boxer Floyd, had one of three felony charges against him dropped in Clark County District Court: He is still charged with battery with substantial bodily harm and battery with strangulation. But Judge Valerie Adair conceded that the D.A. failed to present sufficient evidence during preliminary hearings to substantiate his charge of breaking Nevada coercion law.

The charges stem from an incident where forty-eight year old Mayweather allegedly punched and choked a twenty-six year old former female trainee at her Las Vegas apartment this past August. Mayweather owned the property and was leasing it to a man who let the victim live there, which Mayweather was supposedly upset about. Mayweather has pleaded not guilty, is out on bail, and faces trial in August.

Nevada coercion law (NRS 207.190) makes it a crime to, with the purpose of making another act in a way they don’t have to, to use physical violence or threats of on that person, their family or possessions. Coercion is a misdemeanor when no physical force or immediate threat thereof is involved. But breaking Nevada coercion law becomes a category B felony if it is, with penalties of up to 6 years in prison and perhaps a $5,000 fine.

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On Sunday, two men allegedly broke into a home in Henderson with intent to rob it. Someone in the house called the police, prompting the men to take off. One was caught on the street, while the other attempted to hide in another house. But this house was owned by a police officer, who was home at the time, and he shot the suspect in the leg.

A neighbor later said, "It's always been a comfort. The neighborhood knows a policeman is in the neighborhood that takes an interest in our safety here." The two suspects, who are in their late thirties, are facing charges of kidnapping, robbery, and violating the Nevada crime of coercion. No one else was hurt in the incident.

The Nevada crime of coercion (NRS 207.190) makes it unlawful for someone, with the intent of compelling another person to act or not act in a way that person doesn’t have to, to use violence or threats on that person, his/her family or property. The Nevada crime of coercion is only misdemeanor where no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used. But if it is, coercion is charged as a category B felony, carrying up to six years in prison and maybe a fine of up to $5,000.

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Roger “Black Mamba” Mayweather has been charged with battery-strangulation, battery causing substantial bodily harm and breaking Las Vegas coercion law in Clark County in connection with his alleged attack on a female boxer in August. The victim testified that Mayweather punched her in the ribs and choked her. The former junior welterweight champion pled not guilty last week and is scheduled for trial on June 1.

Las Vegas coercion law makes it unlawful for someone to use or threaten violence on someone with the intent to compel them to do something that the victim has the right not to do. Equally unlawful is forcing someone to abstain from doing something that they have the right to do. It’s also considered coercion to threaten or hurt the victim’s family or property or to simply intimidate by threats of force.

The penalties for breaking Las Vegas coercion law depend on whether the defendant allegedly used physical force or threatened the immediate use of physical force. If there was none, then it’s just a misdemeanor, carrying up to six months in jail and/or up to a $1,000 fine. But if there was force or the threat thereof, coercion’s a category B felony, punishable by one to six years imprisonment and maybe a $5,000 fine as well.