The testimony of a victim need not be corroborated in prosecutions under Sections 2 through 5 [ 30-9-11 to 30-9-14 NMSA 1978] of this act and such testimony shall be entitled to the same weight as the testimony of victims of other crimes under the Criminal Code.
§ 30-9-15 NMSA 1978
Corroboration
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Fitzgerald v. United States (1982)
Most recently applied in Fitzgerald v. United States (March 1982)
1953 Comp., § 40A-9-25, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 109, § 6.
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.