A person may be charged with and convicted of the crime as an accessory if he procures, counsels, aids or abets in its commission and although he did not directly commit the crime and although the principal who directly committed such crime has not been prosecuted or convicted, or has been convicted of a different crime or degree of crime, or has been acquitted, or is a child under the Children's Code [Chapter 32A NMSA 1978].
§ 30-1-13 NMSA 1978
Accessory
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 30–30 (18 sections).
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez (2007)
Most recently applied in Manzanares v. Higdon (August 2009)
1953 Comp., § 40A-1-14, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 1-14; 1972, ch. 97, § 66.
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Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.