A criminal prosecution shall be commenced, conducted and terminated in accordance with Rules of Criminal Procedure. All pleadings, practice and procedure shall be governed by such rules.
§ 31-1-3 NMSA 1978
Method of prosecution
Known as the Criminal Procedure Act
The act spans §§ 31–31 (8 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lymon v. Aramark Corporation (2012)
Most recently applied in Moya v. Garcia (July 2018)
1953 Comp., § 41-1-3, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 71, § 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.