2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 31-14-4 — Insanity of defendant; how determined.
31-14-4. Insanity of defendant; how determined.
If, after his delivery to the warden for execution, there is good reason to believe that a defendant, under judgment of death, has become insane, the warden must call such fact to the attention of the district attorney of the county in which the state penitentiary is situated, whose duty it is to immediately file in the district court of such county a petition, stating the conviction and judgment, and the fact that the defendant is believed to be insane, and asking that the question of his sanity be inquired into. Thereupon it shall be the duty of said court to inquire into said question and render judgment thereon.
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