New Mexico Statutes

§ 31-20-11 — Credit for time pending appellate review

New Mexico § 31-20-11
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 31Criminal Procedure
Art. 20Sentencing

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-20-11 (2026).

Text

A person convicted of a felony in the district court and held in official confinement while awaiting the outcome of an appeal, writ of error to, or writ of certiorari from, a state or federal appellate court or prior to his release as a result of postconviction proceedings or habeas corpus, shall be given credit for the period spent in confinement against any sentence finally imposed for that offense.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 40A-29-24, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 221, § 1; and

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