Assault with intent to commit a violent felony
Known as the Crimes Against Household Members Act
The act spans §§ 30–30 (24 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Marlow (1989)
Most recently applied in 435 F. App'x 711 - Boulden v. Janecka (March 2011)
1953 Comp., § 40A-3-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 3-3; 1977, ch. 193, § 2.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Assault with intent to commit a violent felony consists of any person assaulting another with intent to kill or commit any murder, mayhem, criminal sexual penetration in the first, second or third degree, robbery or burglary.
Whoever commits assault with intent to commit a violent felony is guilty of a third degree felony.
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.