New Mexico Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
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United States of America v. Juan Francisco Carvajal-Andujar
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Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after removal.
In 2022, Mr. Carvajal-Andujar was removed from the United States after he was released from custody for a 2017 conviction for kidnapping and indecent assault of a minor. In 2024, he was caught attempting to reenter the country without authorization.
Mr. Carvajal-A... More...
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(06-09-2025 - NM)
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Jesus Fernandez v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming his rights were violated.
Jesus Fernandez, a federal prisoner, alleged unconstitutional search and seizure on a Greyhound bus by DEA agents.
He claimed violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Federal Tort Claims Act, and state consumer protection laws.
The district court dismissed his claims... More...
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(06-02-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Marvin Wauneka
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fatal Drunk Driving
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Arising from Fatal Drunk Driving Crash
An Arizona man pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaught... More...
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(05-22-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Jay Kelly
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Firearm Possession
Federal Charge Filed Against Convicted Felon for Illegal Firearm Possession in Shiprock
A previously convicted felon, already u... More...
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(05-23-2025 - NM)
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State of New Mexico v. Danny L. Price
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Clovis, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple first-degree murder for a 2021 shooting that killed two people in Clovis on April 28, 2021 t on 5th Street near Ross Street.
Ricky “Rudy” Johnson was taken to Plains Regional Medical Center and later to a hospital in Lubbock. He later died from his injuries.
Kennedy Michael Hodges was ... More...
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(05-23-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Wilson Rene Calderon Padilla
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Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States if violation of See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b).
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(05-13-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Xavier Zamora
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.
Xavier Zamora, then seventeen years old, shot and killed Jose Hernandez, a United States postal worker, while Hernandez was on his mail delivery route for the United States Postal Service. The United States charged Defendant as a juvenile under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act... More...
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(05-13-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Perris Jeremiah Arthur
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and federal firearms charges
Vanderwagon Man Pleads Guilty to Assault and Federal Firearms Charges Following Armed Confrontation
A Vanderwag... More...
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(05-09-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Thomas Lee Chaffins
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Assault of Minor
Mescalero Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Assault of Minor
A Mescalero man was sentenced to 48 months in prison ... More...
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(05-09-2025 - NM)
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Juan Gonzalez v. Adventure Enterprises, LLC, et al.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico, personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.
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(05-09-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Francisco Torres-Cadena
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with;
8:1326(a)(b)(1) REENTRY OF A REMOVED ALIEN
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(04-30-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Estanislao Chavez-Alvarez
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Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with;
8:1326(a) and (b): RE-ENTRY OF A REMOVED ALIEN
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(05-09-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Joshua Johnathon Silva
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:
21:841(a)(1)and(b)(1)(C): Possession With Intent to Distribute Cocaine;
18:924(c)(1)(A)(i): Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime; and Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Such Crime;
18:922(g)(1): Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammuni... More...
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(05-09-2025 - NM)
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M.E.S. v. Numale Medical Center, LLC, et al.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico. personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on fraud, negligence, unconscionable conduct in violation of Unfair Practices Act, and unfair or deceptive conduct theories.
Doe, age 66, claimed he received substandard care for erectile dysfunction which left him impotent unable to urinate. ... More...
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(05-07-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Isidro Sanchez
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.
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(05-01-2025 - NM)
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Clifton White v. Alisha Tafoya Lucero, et al.
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Santa Fe, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming that his constitutional rights were violated by the Defendants who failed to release him after he told them that his term of
incarceration for violating probation was wrongfully entered.
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(05-01-2025 - NM)
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Gerald Silver v. City of Albuquerque
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Albuquerque, New Mexico consumer law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on Telephone Consuer Protection Act violation theory.
In 2022, Gerald Silver brought a putative class action against the City of Albuquerque alleging that the City violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act the “TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq., when it made pre-recorded phone calls 2
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(04-23-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Tyrell Lee Johnson
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stabbing Case
Shiprock Man Guilty of Assault in Stabbing Case
A Shiprock man pleaded guilty as charged in his federal indictment for assault with a ... More...
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(04-10-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Joe Angel Sandoval
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with large quantities of fentanyl, firearms, and cash linked to drug trafficking activities.Drug and Firearms Offenses
Las Cruces Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearms Offenses<... More...
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(04-10-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Kenzie Alonzo
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Assault Charges Involving Serious Injuries
Laguna Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Assault Charges Involving Serious Injuries
A Laguna man plead... More...
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(04-10-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Mario Israel Barraza.
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Shooting Two Navajo-Nation Members
Church Rock Man Faces Federal Charges for Shooting Two Navajo-Nation Members
An 18-year-old Gallup man is facin... More...
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(04-10-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Christopher Jack Leach
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Assault and Stolen Vehicle Transport
Arizona Man Charged with Federal Assault and Stolen Vehicle Transport After High-Speed New Mexico Pursuit
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(04-10-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Darwin Yuvini Escobar-Lopez a.k.a Carlos Antonio Aguilar-Garcia
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a removed alien.
Guatemalan National Sentenced to Eight Years for Illegal Reentry
A Guatemalan national with a history of serious crime... More...
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(04-10-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Gerrick Mariano
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accidental Shooting During Drunken Altercation
Thoreau Man Sentenced to Probation for Accidental Shooting During Drunken Altercation
On August 20,... More...
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(04-02-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Martin Lopez
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Mr. Martin Lopez was convicted of carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The convictions stemmed from a clash involving Mr. Lopez, his girlfriend, and a friend of the girlfriend. The governm... More...
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(03-18-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Lindsey Yazzie; Brandon Barber
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent Carjacking and High-Speed Chase
Shiprock Duo Sentenced for Violent Carjacking and High-Speed Chase
Two individuals from Shiprock have been... More...
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(03-18-2025 - NM)
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State of New Mexico v. Hardy R. Begay
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Farmington, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving while intoxicated (DUI)
Hardy R. Begay was found guilty and was sentenced to to a term of imprisonment of twelve years, ten years of which shall not be suspended, deferred or taken under advisement.").
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Legal issue Did the defendant stipulate to the validity of prior DWI... More...
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(03-10-2025 - NM)
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Rowena Tachas; Monique Dereta v. Dana Sanders, et al.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Sanders violated their First Amendment rights by threatening frivolous legal action against them in retaliation for their speech.
Dana Sanders was the Superintendent of the Los Lunas, New Mexico Public Schools when Rowena Tachias and Monique Dereta created a Facebook page... More...
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(03-10-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Pedro Solis-Rodriguez
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendans charged with unrelated drug offenses.
Appellants Pedro Solis-Rodriguez and Richard Wilborn (collectively, “Appellants”) pleaded guilty to unrelated drug offenses. The same district court judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico accepted their plea agreements and sentenced them at ... More...
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(03-12-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Ismael Vazquez-Garcia
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Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after removal.
Mr. Vazquez-Garcia is a 42-year-old Mexican citizen. He was first removed from the United States on December 21, 2022, after being released from incarceration for a 2018 child-abuse offense. In November 2023, Border Patrol agents near Lordsburg, New Mexico located Mr. Vazq... More...
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(03-12-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Manuel Lucero, III
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition.
At his sentencing proceeding, the district court denied Lucero’s motion for continuance and sentenced him to
120 months imprisonment based on an upward variance from a Guideline range of 57–71 months. The sentencing judge determined a sentence with... More...
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(03-11-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Trapper Killsmany, a/k/a David Goldsmith
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Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of retaliating against a federal employee by false claim under 18 U.S.C. § 152.... More...
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(03-06-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Christopher Kee
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Albquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery in Indiana country.
Christopher Kee was convicted and sentenced for assaulting and battering his girlfriend in April of 2020 in Shiprock New Mexico.
Kee claimed that his due process rights were violated under Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610 (1976), which provides:
Despit... More...
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(02-27-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Ted Joseph Valdez
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport aliens.
Defendant worked in South Dakota on solar windmills. He was in a serious car accident and claims he sustained a traumatic brain injury. After the accident, he moved to Mexico and worked at a food stand for less income. He accepted an offer to drive two aliens from s... More...
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(02-24-2025 - NM)
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ramior Alcala v. Deputy Sheriff Arturo Ortega, et al.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.
This case arose from the fatal shooting of Diego Eguino-Alcala during a standoff with a deputy sheriff from Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The Personal Representative of Eguino-Alcala’s estate (the “Estate”) appeals the district cour... More...
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(02-24-2025 - NM)
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Perla Enriquez, et al. v. Jared Cosper, et al.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.
This case arises from the fatal shooting of Amelia Baca, a 75-year-old, mentally diminished woman in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Estate filed a complaint alleging that the police officer who shot her acted with excessive force in violation of th... More...
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(02-24-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Olan Jumbo
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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury
U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Sentencing for Fatal DUI Crash on Navajo Nation
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(02-20-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Kong Meng Lor
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Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possession ammunition as a felon.
At sentencing, the district court increased Lor’s offense level by four pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) when
deciding his Guidelines sentencing range. On appeal, Lor challenges the application of § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) by arguing the district court based its... More...
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(02-21-2025 - NM)
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United States of America v. Dennett Jerome Chee
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault in Indian Country resulting in great bodily injury.
Mr. Chee is a member of the Mescalero Apache tribe. In May 2022, he and a friend severely beat an adult male on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The victim incurred orbital wall fractures in both eye sockets, sinus hemorrhaging, and other inj... More...
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(02-21-2025 - NM)
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State of New Mexico v. Jason Henderson
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Roswell, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal sexual penetration (CSP) in the second degree (armed with a deadly weapon) (Count 1), NMSA 1978, § 30-9-11(E)(6) (2009); CSP in the second degree (results in personal injury) (Count 2), § 30-9-11(E)(3); aggravated battery against a household member (strangulation
or suffocation) (Count 3), NMSA 1978,... More...
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(02-20-2025 - NM)
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