0001| SENATE BILL 774 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| TIMOTHY Z. JENNINGS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO CRIMINAL SENTENCING; INCREASING PENALTIES FOR | 0012| BRIBERY OR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS OR RETALIATION AGAINST A | 0013| WITNESS; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 30-24-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, | 0017| Chapter 303, Section 24-3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "30-24-3. BRIBERY OR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS-- | 0019| RETALIATION AGAINST A WITNESS.-- | 0020| A. Bribery or intimidation of a witness consists of | 0021| any person knowingly: | 0022| (1) giving or offering to give anything of | 0023| value to any witness or to any person likely to become a | 0024| witness in any judicial, administrative, legislative or other | 0025| official cause or proceeding to testify falsely or to abstain | 0001| from testifying to any fact in such cause or proceeding; | 0002| (2) intimidating or threatening any witness or | 0003| person likely to become a witness in any judicial, | 0004| administrative, legislative or other official cause or | 0005| proceeding for the purpose of preventing such individual from | 0006| testifying to any fact, to abstain from testifying or to | 0007| testify falsely; or | 0008| (3) intimidating or threatening any person or | 0009| giving or offering to give anything of value to any person with | 0010| the intent to keep the person from truthfully reporting to a | 0011| law enforcement officer or any agency of government that is | 0012| responsible for enforcing criminal laws information relating to | 0013| the commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a | 0014| violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending | 0015| judicial proceedings. | 0016| B. Retaliation against a witness consists of any | 0017| person knowingly engaging in conduct that causes bodily injury | 0018| to another person or damage to the tangible property of another | 0019| person, or threatening to do so, with the intent to retaliate | 0020| against any person for any information relating to the | 0021| commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a | 0022| violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending | 0023| judicial proceedings given by a person to a law enforcement | 0024| officer. | 0025| C. Whoever commits bribery or intimidation of a | 0001| witness or retaliation against a witness is guilty of a fourth | 0002| degree felony. | 0003| D. Whoever commits bribery or intimidation of a | 0004| witness or retaliation against a witness is guilty of a second | 0005| degree felony when the witness has information relating to the | 0006| commission or possible commission of the following criminal | 0007| offenses: | 0008| (1) murder in the first degree or murder in | 0009| the second degree, as provided in Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978; | 0010| (2) kidnapping, as provided in Section 30-4-1 | 0011| NMSA 1978; | 0012| (3) shooting at a dwelling or occupied | 0013| building or shooting at or from a motor vehicle, which results | 0014| in great bodily harm to another person, as provided in Section | 0015| 30-3-8 NMSA 1978; | 0016| (4) criminal sexual penetration, as provided | 0017| in Subsection C or D of Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978; or | 0018| (5) robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, | 0019| as provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978." | 0020| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0021| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0025| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| March 3, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| Mr. President: | 0006| | 0007| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0008| | 0009| SENATE BILL 774 | 0010| | 0011| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0012| recommendation that it DO NOT PASS, but that | 0013| | 0014| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0015| SENATE BILL 774 | 0016| | 0017| DO PASS. | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| __________________________________ | 0023| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Date ________________________ | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 5 | 0010| No: 0 | 0011| Excused: Lopez, Sanchez, Vernon | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| S0774JU1 | 0016| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0017| SENATE BILL 774 | 0018| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| AN ACT | 0002| RELATING TO CRIMINAL SENTENCING; INCREASING PENALTIES FOR | 0003| BRIBERY OR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS OR RETALIATION AGAINST A | 0004| WITNESS; INCREASING PENALTIES FOR JURY TAMPERING; AMENDING A | 0005| SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0006| | 0007| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0008| Section 1. Section 30-24-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, | 0009| Chapter 303, Section 24-3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0010| "30-24-3. BRIBERY OR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS-- | 0011| RETALIATION AGAINST A WITNESS.-- | 0012| A. Bribery or intimidation of a witness consists of | 0013| any person knowingly: | 0014| (1) giving or offering to give anything of value | 0015| to any witness or to any person likely to become a witness in | 0016| any judicial, administrative, legislative or other official | 0017| cause or proceeding to testify falsely or to abstain from | 0018| testifying to any fact in such cause or proceeding; | 0019| (2) intimidating or threatening any witness or | 0020| person likely to become a witness in any judicial, | 0021| administrative, legislative or other official cause or | 0022| proceeding for the purpose of preventing such individual from | 0023| testifying to any fact, to abstain from testifying or to | 0024| testify falsely; or | 0025| (3) intimidating or threatening any person or | 0001| giving or offering to give anything of value to any person with | 0002| the intent to keep the person from truthfully reporting to a | 0003| law enforcement officer or any agency of government that is | 0004| responsible for enforcing criminal laws information relating to | 0005| the commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a | 0006| violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending | 0007| judicial proceedings. | 0008| B. Retaliation against a witness consists of any | 0009| person knowingly engaging in conduct that causes bodily injury | 0010| to another person or damage to the tangible property of another | 0011| person, or threatening to do so, with the intent to retaliate | 0012| against any person for any information relating to the | 0013| commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a | 0014| violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending | 0015| judicial proceedings given by a person to a law enforcement | 0016| officer. | 0017| C. Whoever commits bribery or intimidation of a | 0018| witness ~~[or retaliation against a witness]~~ is guilty of a | 0019| ~~[fourth]~~ third degree felony. | 0020| D. Whoever commits retaliation against a witness is | 0021| guilty of a second degree felony." | 0022| Section 2. Section 38-5-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969, | 0023| Chapter 222, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: | 0024| "38-5-5. JURY TAMPERING--PENALTIES.--Jury tampering consists | 0025| of: | 0001| A. the willful placing of names in a jury wheel or | 0002| removal of the names other than in accordance with law; | 0003| B. the selection or drawing of jurors other than in | 0004| accordance with law; | 0005| C. the attempt to threaten, coerce or induce a trial | 0006| juror to vote for a false verdict or a grand juror to vote for no | 0007| indictment or for a false indictment; or | 0008| D. the threatening, coercing or inducing of a trial | 0009| juror to vote for a false verdict or a grand juror to vote for no | 0010| indictment or for a false indictment. | 0011| Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A or B of this | 0012| section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced | 0013| pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. Whoever | 0014| violates the provisions of Subsection C of this section is guilty | 0015| of a ~~[fourth]~~ third degree felony and shall be sentenced | 0016| pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. | 0017| Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection D of this section is | 0018| guilty of a ~~[third]~~ second degree felony and shall be | 0019| sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA | 0020| 1978." | 0021| Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0022| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0023| | 0024| State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| March 15, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE | 0014| BILL 774 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0018| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 8 | 0010| Excused: Alwin, M.P. Garcia, Luna, Rios, Sanchez | 0011| Absent: None | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\S0774 |