Rule 11-410 NMRA
Rule 11-410. Pleas, plea discussions, and related statements.
A. Prohibited uses. In a civil, criminal, or children’s court case, evidence of the
following is not admissible against the defendant who made the plea or participated in
the plea discussions:
(1)
a guilty plea that was later withdrawn;
(2)
a nolo contendere plea;
(3)
an admission in a delinquency case;
(4)
a statement made during a proceeding on any of those pleas or
admissions in any court;
(5)
a statement made during plea discussions with an attorney for the
prosecuting authority if the discussions did not result in a guilty plea or resulted in a
later-withdrawn guilty plea.
B. Exceptions. The court may admit a statement described in Rule 11-410(A)(4) or
(5) NMRA
(1)
in any proceeding in which another statement made during the same plea
or plea discussions has been introduced, if in fairness both statements ought to be
considered together, or
(2)
in a criminal proceeding for perjury or false statement, if the defendant
made the statement under oath, on the record, and with counsel present.