Does New Mexico Forbid the Execution of the Mentally Retarded: Yes

Death Row Location: Men: Santa Fe, NM

Method of Execution: Lethal Injection

Date Death Penalty was reinstated after Furman v. Georgia, which suspended the death penalty in 1972: 7/ 1/ 79

Year of First Execution: 2001

Does New Mexico Have Life Without Parole: No

Clemency Process: The Governor has the exclusive authority to grant clemency. The Governor may not grant reprieves indefinitely.

Capital Offenses: First Degree Murder (Section 30-2-1 A, NMSA)

Is Felony Murder a Capital Crime: Yes (N.M. Stat. Ann. sec. 30-2-1(A)(2))

Who Decides Sentence: Jury