Murder in

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

law constitutes the intentional killing, under circumstances defined by law, of people within or under the jurisdiction of the U.S. state of

. The United States

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reported that in the year 2020, the state had a murder rate well above the median for the entire country.

Felony murder rule

In the state of New Mexico, the

common law In law, common law (also known as judicial precedent, judge-made law, or case law) is the body of law created by judges and similar quasi-judicial tribunals by virtue of being stated in written opinions."The common law is not a brooding omnipres ...

felony murder rule The rule of felony murder is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions that broadens the crime of murder: when someone is killed (regardless of intent to kill) in the commission of a dangerous or enumerated crime (called a felony in s ...

is codified in N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-2-1(2). The rule was narrowed in the case of ''State v. Ortega'', where the court held that the perpetrator must have the same '' mens rea'' as one who commits murder.''State v. Ortega'', 817 P.2d 1196 (N.M. 1991).

Penalties

References

Murder in New Mexico U.S. state criminal law New Mexico law {{criminal-law-stub