[DOWNLOAD] "State V. Elmquist" by New Mexico Court of Appeals # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State V. Elmquist
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 23, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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It is the function of the legislature to determine what actions should be prohibited and to define crimes by statute. State v. Grijalva, 85 N.M. 127, 509 P.2d 894 (Ct. App. 1973); State v. Dennis, 80 N.M. 262, 454 P.2d 276 (Ct. App. 1969). Construing such statutes to determine their meaning is a judicial function. Madrid v. University of Cal., 105 N.M. 715, 737 P.2d 74 (1987). The level of criminal intent required to convict the accused thus becomes a matter of statutory construction by the judiciary. State v. Craig, 70 N.M. 176, 372 P.2d 128 (1962).