[Issues to be tried without jury; applicability of Rules of Civil Procedure; burden of proof.]

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The issues shall be tried to the court without a jury. So far as they may conveniently be applied and except as varied herein, the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure in the District Courts shall govern the conduct of the trial, including compulsory attendance of witnesses, examination of witnesses, the admissibility of evidence and the amendment of pleadings. Upon the issues the burden of proof shall be upon the prosecution.

History: 1953 Comp., § 17-1-9.7, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 180, § 7.

ANNOTATIONS

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Cross references. — For Rules of Civil Procedure for District Courts, see Rule 1-001 NMRA et seq.


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