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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 38. Trials § 38-5-5. Jury tampering; penalties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Jury tampering consists of:

A. the willful placing of names in a jury wheel or removal of the names other than in accordance with law;

B. the selection or drawing of jurors other than in accordance with law;

C. the attempt to threaten, coerce or induce a trial juror to vote for a false verdict or a grand juror to vote for no indictment or for a false indictment; or

D. the threatening, coercing or inducing of a trial juror to vote for a false verdict or a grand juror to vote for no indictment or for a false indictment.

Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A or B of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection C of this section is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection D of this section is guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.

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