State v. Maes

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

{1} Defendant, Lorraine Maes, appeals her conviction on one count of harboring a felon. As we explain below, the district court committed fundamental error by allowing Defendant to be convicted of harboring a felon without requiring the State to prove that the person allegedly harbored by Defendant had committed a specified felony and that Defendant knew that this person had committed the specified felony.

DISCUSSION

{2} Defendant was convicted of harboring Brandon Cordova in violation of NMSA 1978, § 30-22-4 (1963). Section 30-22-4 defines harboring a felon as “knowingly…