{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-1-11","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-1-11","heading":"Criminal sentence permitted only upon conviction.","body":"No person indicted or charged by information or complaint of any crime shall be sentenced therefor, unless he has been legally convicted of the crime in a court having competent jurisdiction of the cause and of the person. No person shall be convicted of a crime unless found guilty by the verdict of the jury, accepted and recorded by the court; or upon the defendant's confession of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere, accepted and recorded in open court; or after trial to the court without jury and the finding by the court that such defendant is guilty of the crime for which he is charged.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"cf3d35d5fbb5325b13da680663496c21a5aaa4c83a4f0326005d4e564d0b9901","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-1-10","next":"us-nm/30-1-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}