New Mexico Statutes
§ 34-1-3 — [Sworn answer in contempt proceedings; evidence.]
In all proceedings for contempt of court in the state, the common-law rule discharging the contemnor upon the filing of a sworn answer denying the acts of contempt charged, shall hereafter not be in force, but in any such proceeding evidence may be introduced by both parties upon any controverted point, and the court shall decide such point upon the evidence.
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Legislative History
Laws 1915, ch. 44, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 34-330; 1941 Comp., § 16-103; 1953
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