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	'''New Mexico''' is a [[U.S. state\|state]] located in the [[Southwestern United States\|southwestern]] and [[Western United States\|western regions]] of the United States, admitted to the union as the 47th state in 1912. It is usually considered one of the [[Mountain States]]. The eastern border of New Mexico lies along 103° W longitude with the state of [[Oklahoma]], and three miles (5 km) west of 103° W longitude with [[Texas]]. On the southern border, Texas makes up the eastern two-thirds, while the [[Mexico\|Mexican]] states of [[Chihuahua (state)\|Chihuahua]] and [[Sonora]] make up the western third, with Chihuahua making up about 90% of that. The western border with [[Arizona]] runs along the 32nd meridian west from Washington longitude. The southwestern corner of the state is known as the Bootheel. The 37th parallel north latitude parallel forms the northern boundary with [[Colorado]]. The states New Mexico, [[Colorado]], [[Arizona]], and [[Utah]] come together at the Four Corners in the northwestern corner of New Mexico.		'''New Mexico''' is a [[U.S. state\|state]] located in the [[Southwestern United States\|southwestern]] and [[Western United States\|western regions]] of the United States, admitted to the union as the 47th state in 1912. It is usually considered one of the [[Mountain States]]. The eastern border of New Mexico lies along 103° W longitude with the state of [[Oklahoma]], and three miles (5 km) west of 103° W longitude with [[Texas]]. On the southern border, Texas makes up the eastern two-thirds, while the [[Mexico\|Mexican]] states of [[Chihuahua (state)\|Chihuahua]] and [[Sonora]] make up the western third, with Chihuahua making up about 90% of that. The western border with [[Arizona]] runs along the 32nd meridian west from Washington longitude. The southwestern corner of the state is known as the Bootheel. The 37th parallel north latitude parallel forms the northern boundary with [[Colorado]]. The states New Mexico, Colorado, [[Arizona]], and [[Utah]] come together at the Four Corners in the northwestern corner of New Mexico.

	In 2015, HB 440 was introduced, which defined a "Unit of Possession" for [[child pornography]] to be each individual image; it overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives. This legislation is the result of a New Mexico Supreme Court decision which declared the current statute vague because it fails to define where one episode of possession ends and anther begins.<ref>''[http://leagle.com/decision/2008516176P3d340_1509.xml/STATE%20v.%20OLSSON State v. Olsson]'', 2014 -NMSC- 012, 324 P.3d 1230 (N.M. 2014)</ref> Most states treat each image as a separate count, which results in extremely long sentences. New Mexico is unique due to the Court's ruling in ''Olsson'', which now results in multiple images merging into one single count. HB 440 ultimately died in the Senate due to concern that enactment could easily result in sentences exceeding 100 years. Republican Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes claimed that those who opposed the bill "defend predators who would sexually exploit children."<ref>http://www.abqjournal.com/587933/opinion/senate-failed-to-fix-child-porn-issue.html</ref>		In 2015, HB 440 was introduced, which defined a "Unit of Possession" for [[child pornography]] to be each individual image; it overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives. This legislation is the result of a New Mexico Supreme Court decision which declared the current statute vague because it fails to define where one episode of possession ends and anther begins.<ref>''[http://leagle.com/decision/2008516176P3d340_1509.xml/STATE%20v.%20OLSSON State v. Olsson]'', 2014 -NMSC- 012, 324 P.3d 1230 (N.M. 2014)</ref> Most states treat each image as a separate count, which results in extremely long sentences. New Mexico is unique due to the Court's ruling in ''Olsson'', which now results in multiple images merging into one single count. HB 440 ultimately died in the Senate due to concern that enactment could easily result in sentences exceeding 100 years. Republican Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes claimed that those who opposed the bill "defend predators who would sexually exploit children."<ref>http://www.abqjournal.com/587933/opinion/senate-failed-to-fix-child-porn-issue.html</ref>

Lysander at 20:23, 2 June 2015

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	'''New Mexico''' is a [[U.S. state\|state]] located in the [[Southwestern United States\|southwestern]] and [[Western United States\|western regions]] of the United States, admitted to the union as the 47th state in 1912. It is usually considered one of the [[Mountain States]]. The eastern border of New Mexico lies along 103° W longitude with the state of [[Oklahoma]], and three miles (5 km) west of 103° W longitude with [[Texas]]. On the southern border, Texas makes up the eastern two-thirds, while the [[Mexico\|Mexican]] states of [[Chihuahua (state)\|Chihuahua]] and [[Sonora]] make up the western third, with Chihuahua making up about 90% of that. The western border with [[Arizona]] runs along the 32nd meridian west from Washington longitude. The southwestern corner of the state is known as the Bootheel. The 37th parallel north latitude parallel forms the northern boundary with [[Colorado]]. The states New Mexico, [[Colorado]], [[Arizona]], and [[Utah]] come together at the Four Corners in the northwestern corner of New Mexico.		'''New Mexico''' is a [[U.S. state\|state]] located in the [[Southwestern United States\|southwestern]] and [[Western United States\|western regions]] of the United States, admitted to the union as the 47th state in 1912. It is usually considered one of the [[Mountain States]]. The eastern border of New Mexico lies along 103° W longitude with the state of [[Oklahoma]], and three miles (5 km) west of 103° W longitude with [[Texas]]. On the southern border, Texas makes up the eastern two-thirds, while the [[Mexico\|Mexican]] states of [[Chihuahua (state)\|Chihuahua]] and [[Sonora]] make up the western third, with Chihuahua making up about 90% of that. The western border with [[Arizona]] runs along the 32nd meridian west from Washington longitude. The southwestern corner of the state is known as the Bootheel. The 37th parallel north latitude parallel forms the northern boundary with [[Colorado]]. The states New Mexico, [[Colorado]], [[Arizona]], and [[Utah]] come together at the Four Corners in the northwestern corner of New Mexico.

	In 2015, HB 440 was introduced, which defined a "Unit of Possession" for [[child pornography]] to be each individual image; it overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives. This legislation is the result of a New Mexico Supreme Court decision which declared the current statute vague because it fails to define where one episode of possession ends and anther begins.<ref>''State v. Olsson'', 2014 -NMSC- 012, 324 P.3d 1230 (N.M. 2014)</ref> Most states treat each image as a separate count, which results in extremely long sentences. New Mexico is unique due to the Court's ruling in ''Olsson'', which now results in multiple images merging into one single count. HB 440 ultimately died in the Senate due to concern that enactment could easily result in sentences exceeding 100 years. Republican Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes claimed that those who opposed the bill "defend predators who would sexually exploit children."<ref>http://www.abqjournal.com/587933/opinion/senate-failed-to-fix-child-porn-issue.html</ref>		In 2015, HB 440 was introduced, which defined a "Unit of Possession" for [[child pornography]] to be each individual image; it overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives. This legislation is the result of a New Mexico Supreme Court decision which declared the current statute vague because it fails to define where one episode of possession ends and anther begins.<ref>''[http://leagle.com/decision/2008516176P3d340_1509.xml/STATE%20v.%20OLSSON State v. Olsson]'', 2014 -NMSC- 012, 324 P.3d 1230 (N.M. 2014)</ref> Most states treat each image as a separate count, which results in extremely long sentences. New Mexico is unique due to the Court's ruling in ''Olsson'', which now results in multiple images merging into one single count. HB 440 ultimately died in the Senate due to concern that enactment could easily result in sentences exceeding 100 years. Republican Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes claimed that those who opposed the bill "defend predators who would sexually exploit children."<ref>http://www.abqjournal.com/587933/opinion/senate-failed-to-fix-child-porn-issue.html</ref>

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'''New Mexico''' is a [[U.S. state|state]] located in the [[Southwestern United States|southwestern]] and [[Western United States|western regions]] of the United States, admitted to the union as the 47th state in 1912. It is usually considered one of the [[Mountain States]]. The eastern border of New Mexico lies along 103° W longitude with the state of [[Oklahoma]], and three miles (5 km) west of 103° W longitude with [[Texas]]. On the southern border, Texas makes up the eastern two-thirds, while the [[Mexico|Mexican]] states of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] and [[Sonora]] make up the western third, with Chihuahua making up about 90% of that. The western border with [[Arizona]] runs along the 32nd meridian west from Washington longitude. The southwestern corner of the state is known as the Bootheel. The 37th parallel north latitude parallel forms the northern boundary with [[Colorado]]. The states New Mexico, [[Colorado]], [[Arizona]], and [[Utah]] come together at the Four Corners in the northwestern corner of New Mexico.

In 2015, HB 440 was introduced, which defined a "Unit of Possession" for [[child pornography]] to be each individual image; it overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives. This legislation is the result of a New Mexico Supreme Court decision which declared the current statute vague because it fails to define where one episode of possession ends and anther begins.<ref>''State v. Olsson'', 2014 -NMSC- 012, 324 P.3d 1230 (N.M. 2014)</ref> Most states treat each image as a separate count, which results in extremely long sentences. New Mexico is unique due to the Court's ruling in ''Olsson'', which now results in multiple images merging into one single count. HB 440 ultimately died in the Senate due to concern that enactment could easily result in sentences exceeding 100 years. Republican Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes claimed that those who opposed the bill "defend predators who would sexually exploit children."<ref>http://www.abqjournal.com/587933/opinion/senate-failed-to-fix-child-porn-issue.html</ref>

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