{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-2-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-2-8","heading":"When homicide is excusable or justifiable defendant to be acquitted.","body":"Whenever any person is prosecuted for a homicide, and upon his trial the killing shall be found to have been excusable or justifiable, the jury shall find such person not guilty and he shall be discharged.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 2 Homicide"],"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":"e73d73b556ac9cb7c8eaeb189961d3de6be0ea75267fd62ca3820cac8fe43ef1","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-2-7","next":"us-nm/30-2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}