New Mexico Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<H2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Darrell McGrew </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple crimes. He sped in and out of traffic in a stolen vehicle on Interstate 40 and I-25, before BCSO deputies brought the pursuit to an end with a PIT maneuver in Bosque Farms.... More...
$ (11-28-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Jameei Waheed </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant accused for a shooting at the All Eyes On Me Barber Shop, near Central Avenue and Fifth Street, that left one person wounded.... More...
$ (11-30-2025 - NM)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Jason Pete Roper </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a Hobbs Act robbery. 2 I. On August 14, August 15, and September 8, 2022—while he was completing a term of supervised release imposed for a previous federal conviction—Roper robbed three Ross Dress For Less stores, stealing a total of approximately $1,800. A few days later, he failed a dru... More...
$ (11-18-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Dominic Speer </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated fleeing, resisting arrest, and murder.<br> <br> Dominic Speer, age 18, is accused of a shocking and grizzly crime. The body of the victim was found in the trunk of Speer's car.... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - NM)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Samuel Elliott </h2> </center>
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), 2251(e) AND 2256.... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - NM)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Jason Pete Roper </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. 1951.<br> <br> On August 14, August 15, and September 8, 2022—while he was completing a<br> term of supervised release imposed for a previous federal conviction—Roper robbed<br> three Ross Dress For Less stores, stealing a total of approximately $1,800... More...
$0 (11-19-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Alexis Najera Hernandez </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Alexis Najera Hernandez, age 25, is accused of killing two men who he claimed were stalking him.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> Charles Farden v. United States of America </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act claim.<br> <br> At issue in this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act is whether the United States can be held liable for false imprisonment or false arrest when a federal law enforcement officer restrains or arrests a person whom he has probable cause to believe is committing the federal crime ... More...
$0 (11-03-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Felipe Hernandez </center> </h2>
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Felipe Hernandez, a New Mexico police officer, opened fire and killed a woman as she was driving away from him.<br> <br> Gomez did not present a threat to the officer or anyone else, and therefore, there was no reason for Hernandez to start shooting. <br> <br> The City of Las Cruce... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Tristan Dinnall </h2> </center>
Roswell, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Tristan Dinnal, age 29, was accused of shooting and killing his father during an argument.... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ignacio Chavez </h2> </center>
Roswell, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of 50 grams and mroe fo meth, use of a communications facility to further the commission of a drug trafficking crime, <br> <br> Chavez pleaded guilty to four drug-related counts and entered into a plea agreement with the government pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C). The plea ag... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Martin Aispuro-Lopez, Victor Manuel Felix-Ramirez </h1></center></h1>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses.<br> <br> Two Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States were sentenced to 17 and 22 years in federal prison following a multi-agency drug investigation that uncovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and multiple loaded firearms at an Albuquerque residence... More...
$0 (10-27-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Martin Aispuro-Lopez, Victor Manuel Felix-Ramirez </h1></center></h1>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses.<br> <br> Two Mexican nationals illegally present in the United States were sentenced to 17 and 22 years in federal prison following a multi-agency drug investigation that uncovered methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and multiple loaded firearms at an Albuquerque residence... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Daniel Johnny Fuentes </h2> </center>
Roswell, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm in conjunction with drug distribution.... More...
$0 (10-20-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Keaton Overton Gunnels </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, pro se defendant charged with two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application.<br> <br> Mr. Gunnels was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 27, 2019, for two counts of making a false statement on a loan or credit application. Doc. 2. He pled guilty to Count 2 of the Indictment on May 25, 2021. Doc. 51, 53. He admitted that he had committed t... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> Samaritan Ministries International, et al. v. Alice T. Kane </h2> <center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs claiming religious discrimination.<br> <br> The Affordable Care Act (“ACAâ€) contains an insurance mandate that requires applicable individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage. Samaritan Ministries International (“Samaritanâ€) is a nonprofit healthcare sharing ministry (“HCSMâ€) whose me... More...
$0 (10-09-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Cristhian Ortega-Lopez </h1></center></h1>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition and conspiracy to tamper with evidence.<br> <br> A Venezuelan national and suspected member of a transnational criminal organization has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing firearms and conspiring to destroy evidence after posting photos and videos of himself w... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jony Roberto Ruiz-Alvarado </h2> </center>
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry without inspection.... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> Craig Hanson v. American Economy Insurance Company </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.... More...
$1 (10-03-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rafael Camarillo-Gonzalez </h2> </center>
Roswell, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a removed alien.... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Ruben Gonzales and Uriah "Goofy" McAfee </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms.<br> <br> Ruben Gonzales and Uriah "Goofy" McAfee were accused of being heavily armed fugitives hiding inside a house in Albuquerque.... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Ramon Segura </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first offense aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol (aggravated DWI), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-8-102(D)(3) (2016).... More...
$0 (09-05-2025 - NM)<H2> <center> State of New Mexico v.Efrain Thomas Aldana </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated driving while under the influence, first offense, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 668-102 (2016). ... More...
$0 (10-02-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Edgar Robles Escudero </h2> <center>
Santa Fe, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.<br> <br> Edgar Robles Escudero, age 25, was accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Eduardo Preciado Luevano in 2023.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-05-2025 - NM)<h2< <center> State of New Mexico v. Leon Law and Isaiah Nicholas Maestas </h2> </center>
Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendants charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.<br> <br> Leon Law and Isaiah Nicholas Maestas, both age 15, were accused of death of Monica Carter, age 43, whose body was found in May 2025.... More...
$0 (10-05-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Deverne Torres, Jr. </h1></center></h1>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse of a Minor.<br> <br> A Mescalero man is facing federal charges after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a minor.<br> <br> According to court documents, following a report made to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in February 2021, an investigation was initiated into Devern... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Timothy Begay </h1></center></h1>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second-Degree Murder. <br> <br> A Fruitland man has been indicted on federal charges in connection with the murder of a woman.<br> <br> According to court documents, on December 9, 2024, Timothy Begay, 38, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, intentionally killed Jane Doe.<br> <br> Begay is charged with sec... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Kamron Kallestewa, Kaden Panteah </h1></center></h1>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Armed Assault <br> <br> Two Zuni men were sentenced to 33 months in prison each for a violent armed assault involving four victims.<br> <br> There is no parole in the federal system.<br> <br> According to court documents, on April 8, 2023, Kamron Kallestewa, 25, and Kaden Panteah, 20, both enrolled members of t... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Nathan Mescale </h1></center></h1>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violent assault that left a woman seriously injured. <br> A Sanostee man was sentenced to 72 months in prison for a violent assault that left a woman seriously injured.<br> <br> There is no parole in the federal system.<br> <br> According to court documents, between December 2 and December 3, 2023, Nathan Mesca... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Nicholas Lucio and Matthew Mitchem </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Nicholas Lucio, age 43, and Matthew Mitchem, age 29, are accused for killing Ann Marie Chalires in July.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Hugo Antonio Romero_Mencia </h2> </center>
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a removed alien. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> “[W]e uphold even substantial variances when the district court properly <br> weighs the § 3553(a) factors and offers valid reasons for the chosen sentence.†<br> Barnes, 890 F.3d at 916. And “we must give due deference to the district... More...
$0 (09-16-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Christopher Saunders </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a forearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.</font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Carlsbad Man Sentenced for Illegal Fir... More...
$0 (09-16-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. James Kenney, Kevin Leacy </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged drug trafficking offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Firearms Dealing</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> A fed... More...
$0 (09-11-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jose Magana Garcia </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Federal Charges Filed Against Albuquerque Supplier in Major Drug Trafficking Investigation</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><... More...
$0 (09-11-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Salvador Ramon-Martinez </h2> </center>
Las Cruces, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a removed alien.... More...
$0 (09-09-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> State of New Mexico v. Jessica Crespin </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse and neglect.<br> <br> 40-year-old Jessica Crespin was found at a bus stop on 12th St. and Candelaria Rd. with her two-year-old child. Crespin told police she did meth hours before saying she wanted to hurt her daughter.... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Komilion Toirov </h2> </center>
Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant relating to a release from custody order.... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - NM)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Marc Candelaria </h2> </center>
Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and bank robbery.<br> <br> In searching the car, a law-enforcement officers found a handwritten note that resembled the content of a piece of paper used in a recent bank robbery. The government used the handwritten note to prosecute the defendant for bank robbery. <br> <br> The car search was based ... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Demetrius Antonnie Bailey </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Violent Retail Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Violent Retail Robbery Spree</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> An Albuquerque man was... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - NM)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Spencer George Klinekole </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Violent Assault </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mescalero Man Sentenced to Prison for Violent Assault</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> A Mescalero man was sentenced today to 51 months in pr... More...
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