Hereafter all persons to whom bail has been denied or who are confined for failure to give bail, may have the benefit of a writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of being admitted to bail or having the bail reduced, and the court or judge shall, upon habeas corpus, review the proceedings or action of a committing magistrate.
§ 44-1-23 NMSA 1978
[Bail proceedings; authorization of habeas corpus; committing magistrate's proceedings to be reviewed.]
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
Laws 1889, ch. 29, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 2803; Code 1915, § 2611; C.S. 1929, § 63-123; 1941 Comp., § 25-1123; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-23.
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.