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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Section 1 General Provisions
Section 30-1-3 Construction of Criminal Code.
NM Stat § 30-1-3 (2014) What's This?
30-1-3. Construction of Criminal Code.
In criminal cases where no provision of this code is applicable, the common law, as recognized by the United States and the several states of the Union, shall govern.
History: 1953 Comp., 40A-1-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, 1-3.
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