Whenever any person is prosecuted for a homicide, and upon his trial the killing shall be found to have been excusable or justifiable, the jury shall find such person not guilty and he shall be discharged.
§ 30-2-8 NMSA 1978
When homicide is excusable or justifiable defendant to be acquitted
1953 Comp., § 40A-2-9, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 2-9.
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