{"data":{"id":"us-nm/38-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"38-5-5","heading":"Jury tampering; penalties.","body":"Jury tampering consists of:\nA. the willful placing of names in a jury wheel or removal of the names other than in accordance with law;\nB. the selection or drawing of jurors other than in accordance with law;\nC. the attempt to threaten, coerce or induce a trial juror to vote for a false verdict or a grand juror to vote for no indictment or for a false indictment; or\nD. the threatening, coercing or inducing of a trial juror to vote for a false verdict or a grand juror to vote for no indictment or for a false indictment.\nWhoever violates the provisions of Subsection A or B of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection C of this section is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection D of this section is guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 38 - Trials","ARTICLE 5 Drawing and Empaneling Jurors"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18538/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-26","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"3bca45211de992225398dff32b188cafd3c9c9e771580e7fb36bcd8bf3fe2972","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/38-5-4","next":"us-nm/38-5-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}