Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure. > Article 18 - Sentencing of Offenders, 31-18-1 through 31-18-26. > Section 31-18-14 - Sentencing authority; capital felonies.

Section 31-18-14 - Sentencing authority; capital felonies.

31-18-14. Sentencing authority; capital felonies.

When a defendant has been convicted of a capital felony, the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole.