N.M. Const. art. XX, § 20
- Constitution
- Constitution of New Mexico
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
[Waiver of indictment; proceedings on information.] Any person held by a committing magistrate to await the action of the grand jury on a charge of felony or other infamous crime, may in open court with the consent of the court and the district attorney, to be entered upon the record, waive indictment and plead to an information in the form of an indictment filed by the district attorney, and further proceedings shall then be had upon said information with like force and effect as though it were an indictment duly returned by the grand jury.
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