When homicide is excusable or justifiable defendant to be acquitted
NMSA 1978, § 30-2-8
in effect30-2-8. When homicide is excusable or justifiable defendant to be acquitted
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.
1953 Comp., § 40A-2-9, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 2-9.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do#!b/30-2-8Fetched: 10/20/2026
