New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 22 - COURTS
Chapter 510 - PAROLE
Part 17 - PAROLE HEARINGS FOR YOUTH SENTENCED IN ADULT COURT
Section 22.510.17.12 - LEGAL COUNSEL AND DEFENSE PROFESSIONALS

Universal Citation: 22 NM Admin Code 22.510.17.12

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Inmates appearing before the parole board sentenced to indeterminate life for an offense or offenses committed under the age of 18 shall have the right to retain counsel for representation before the parole board. Counsel shall be permitted to participate in the hearing, argue the application of the provisions of this rule in the case of their client, and submit to the members of the parole board memorandum of this proposed application and supporting evidence.

B. The parole board shall have the right to have legal counsel of its own present at the hearing.

C. Social workers and other defense professionals also engaged in the representation of the inmate before the parole board shall be permitted to submit reports, affidavits, or other written or testamentary statements to the parole board as mitigating evidence.

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