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Every person who shall willfully, corruptly swear, testify or affirm falsely, any material matter upon any oath or affirmation or declaration legally administered, in any cause, matter or proceeding, before any court, tribunal, public body or officer, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be punished as follows:
A. for perjury committed on the trial of any indictment for a capital offense with an express premeditated design to effect the condemnation and execution of the prisoner, death or confinement in the county prison not less than ten years;
B. for perjury committed on the trial or proceeding, or in any other case, by imprisonment not less than five years nor more than ten years, and by not less than fifty nor more than one hundred lashes on his bare back well laid on.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Territorial Laws and Treaties NM TERR LAWS KEARNY CODE CRIMES & PUNISHMENTS Art. III, § 1 - last updated May 06, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/territorial-laws-and-treaties/nm-terr-laws-kearny-code-crimes-and-punishments-art-3-sect-1/
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