0001| HOUSE BILL 714
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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| R. DAVID PEDERSON
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0008| FOR THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO CAPITAL FELONY SENTENCING; REQUIRING A PROSECUTING
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0012| ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF HIS INTENT TO SEEK A SENTENCE OF
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0013| DEATH IN A CAPITAL FELONY CASE; ENSURING ADEQUATE LEGAL
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0014| REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANTS FACING A SENTENCE OF DEATH;
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0015| ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978; MAKING AN
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0016| APPROPRIATION.
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0018| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0019| Section 1. A new section of Chapter 31, Article 20A NMSA
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0020| 1978 is enacted to read:
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0021| "[NEW MATERIAL] NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK A SENTENCE OF
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0022| DEATH--APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS FACING A
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0023| SENTENCE OF DEATH.--
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0024| A. If the prosecuting attorney in a capital felony
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0025| case concludes that the circumstances of the capital felony are
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0001| such that the imposition of a sentence of death for the
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0002| defendant is justified, the prosecuting attorney shall, within
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0003| twenty days of arraignment unless extended by the court for
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0004| good cause shown, sign and file with the court and serve on the
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0005| defendant a notice that states the following:
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0006| (1) that the state has concluded that the
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0007| circumstances of the capital felony are such that, if the
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0008| defendant is found guilty of the capital felony, the imposition
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0009| of a sentence of death is justified and the state will seek a
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0010| sentence of death for the defendant; and
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0011| (2) a summary of the aggravating circumstances
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0012| the state will attempt to prove to support the imposition of a
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0013| sentence of death for the defendant.
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0014| B. The court may permit the prosecuting attorney to
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0015| amend the notice upon a showing of good cause.
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0016| C. Upon the filing of a notice of intent to seek a
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0017| sentence of death in a capital felony case by the prosecuting
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0018| attorney, the court shall appoint at least two attorneys to
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0019| represent the defendant in the capital felony case. One of the
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0020| appointed attorneys shall be experienced and knowledgeable in
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0021| the substantive and procedural law regarding capital felony
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0022| cases, determined pursuant to criteria adopted by the supreme
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0023| court.
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0024| D. If an appointed attorney is not a full-time
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0025| employee of the public defender department, the court shall
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0001| order compensation for the attorney's services in the capital
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0002| felony case at the rate provided to attorneys for contractual
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0003| services rendered to the state pursuant to the Tort Claims Act.
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0005| E. The court may approve, during an ex parte
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0006| hearing, a request by an appointed attorney to receive payment
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0007| for the purpose of providing investigative and expert
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0008| assistance to a defendant in a capital felony case, provided
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0009| the court finds that the investigative and expert assistance is
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0010| reasonably related to providing effective assistance of counsel
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0011| to the defendant."
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0012| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0013| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0014| State of New Mexico
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0015| House of Representatives
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0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021| March 10 , 1997
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0023|
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0024| Mr. Speaker:
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0001| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0003| HOUSE BILL 714
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0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0006| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0008| 1. On page 1, line 15, strike "; MAKING AN" and insert a
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0009| period.
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0011| 2. On page 1, line 16, strike "APPROPRIATION".,
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0013| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0014| COMMITTEE.
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0016| Respectfully submitted,
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0021|
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0022| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0025| Adopted Not Adopted
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0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0004| Date
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0006| The roll call vote was 7 For 4 Against
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0007| Yes: 7
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0008| No: Alwin, Larranaga, Mallory, Vaughn
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0009| Excused: King, Rios
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0010| Absent: None
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0014| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0714 State of New Mexico
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0015| House of Representatives
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0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021| March 12, 1997
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0023|
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0024| Mr. Speaker:
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0001| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0002| whom has been referred
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0004| HOUSE BILL 714, as amended
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0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0007| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0009| Respectfully submitted,
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0015| Max Coll, Chairman
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0018| Adopted Not Adopted
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0020| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0022| Date
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0024| The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against
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0025| Yes: 12
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0001| Excused: Buffett, Marquardt, Picraux, Salazar, Townsend
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0002| Absent: None
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