New Mexico · New Mexico Statutes 1978 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-20: N.M. Stat. § 20-12-20
What this law says, in plain English
Military personnel who absent themselves from duty without authorization with intent to remain absent permanently, or who enlist in another armed service while still enlisted, are guilty of desertion. Punishment ranges from death in wartime to imprisonment at court-martial discretion.
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