0001| HOUSE BILL 451
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| MIMI STEWART
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO CRIMINAL SENTENCING; CLARIFYING THAT A PERSON MAY
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0012| BE SENTENCED TO SERVE CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES FOR BOTH MURDER IN
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0013| THE FIRST DEGREE AND AN UNDERLYING FELONY; AMENDING A SECTION
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0014| OF THE NMSA 1978.
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0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017| Section 1. Section 31-18-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979,
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0018| Chapter 150, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
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0019| "31-18-14. SENTENCING AUTHORITY--CAPITAL FELONIES.--
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0020| A. When a defendant has been convicted of a capital
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0021| felony, he shall be punished by life imprisonment or death.
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0022| The punishment shall be imposed after a sentencing hearing
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0023| separate from the trial or guilty plea proceeding. However, if
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0024| the defendant has not reached the age of majority at the time
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0025| of the commission of the capital felony for which he was
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0001| convicted, he may be sentenced to life imprisonment but shall
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0002| not be punished by death.
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0003| B. In the event the death penalty in a capital
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0004| felony case is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise
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0005| invalidated by the supreme court of the state of New Mexico or
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0006| the supreme court of the United States, the person previously
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0007| sentenced to death for a capital felony shall be sentenced to
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0008| life imprisonment.
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0009| C. A person who commits murder in the first degree
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0010| while in the commission of any felony or while attempting to
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0011| commit any felony, as provided in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A
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0012| of Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978, may be charged with and convicted
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0013| of both murder in the first degree and the underlying felony.
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0014| The person may be sentenced to serve consecutive sentences for
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0015| both murder in the first degree and the underlying felony."
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0016| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0017| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0018| State of New Mexico
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0019| House of Representatives
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0021| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0022| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0025| February 15, 1997
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0003| Mr. Speaker:
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0005| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0007| HOUSE BILL 451
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0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0010| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0011| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0013| Respectfully submitted,
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0019| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0022| Adopted Not Adopted
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0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0001| Date
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0003| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against
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0004| Yes: 9
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0005| Excused: Carpenter, Luna, Rios, Sanchez
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0006| Absent: None
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0009| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0451 State of New Mexico
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0010| House of Representatives
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0012| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0013| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0016| February 27, 1997
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0019| Mr. Speaker:
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0021| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0022| whom has been referred
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0024| HOUSE BILL 451
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0025|
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0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0002| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0004| Respectfully submitted,
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0010| Max Coll, Chairman
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0017| Date
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0019| The roll call vote was 15 For 0 Against
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0020| Yes: 15
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0021| Excused: Garcia, M.H., Watchman
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0022| Absent: None
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0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0006| March 16, 1997
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0008| Mr. President:
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0010| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0011|
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0012| HOUSE BILL 451
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0013|
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0014| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0015| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0017| Respectfully submitted,
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0022| __________________________________
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0023| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman
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0002| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0003| Adopted_______________________
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0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0008| Date ________________________
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0011| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against
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0012| Yes: 6
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0013| No: 0
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0014| Excused: Sanchez, Vernon
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0015| Absent: None
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