N.M. Stat. § 20-12-49

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 20-12-49 - Murder

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, without justification or excuse, unlawfully kills a human being, when he:

A. has a premeditated design to kill;

B. intends to kill or inflict great bodily harm;

C. is engaged in an act which is inherently dangerous to others and evinces a wanton disregard of human life; or

D. is engaged in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of burglary, sodomy, rape, robbery or aggravated arson;

is guilty of murder, and shall suffer punishment as a court-martial may direct, except that if found guilty under Subsection A or D of this section, he shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct.

NMS § 20-12-49

1978 Comp., § 20-12-49, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 48.