New Mexico Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

United States of America v. Jacquelyn Moore, a/k/a Jacquelyn Secatero

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant assault resultin gin serious bodily injury in Indian country in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 113(a)(6).

On July 18, 2023, Jane Doe and others were standing outside the To’hajolliee Chapter House in Navajo Nation. Multiple individuals saw Ms. Moore driving a vehicle slowly toward the group. She revved her ... More...
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United States of America v. Keith Joseph Medina

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Deendant charged with production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), 2256(2)(A).

The Defendant entered to a plea agreement with the Government.

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United States of America v. Armondo Paul

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with a Fatal Stabbing


Shiprock Man Faces Federal Charges for Fatal Stabbing During Residential Break-In



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United States of America v. Jarol Wilberto Arroyo-Cerin

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to illegally bring, transport, hide, or encourage unauthorized immigrants to enter or stay in the United States


Maryland Man Arrested After Border Agents Uncover 13 Migrants Concealed in... More...
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United States of America v. Herman Smith

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Voluntary Manslaughter


Gallup Man Charged with Voluntary Manslaughter for Fatal Shooting




A Gal... More...    $0 (07-03-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Fermin Aguilera

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl (N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl] propanamide).

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United States of America v. Yavneel Ivan Pinon-Mendoza

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of a removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326(a) and (b).... More...    $0 (06-30-2025 - nm)

United States of America v. Perla Yvonne Perez

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transports an illegal alien in violation of 8:1324(a)(l)(A)(v)(I).

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Michelle Hawkinson v. Chevron USA, Inc.

Las Cruces, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an negligence theory.

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New Mexico operates under a "fault-based" or "tort" system for personal injury cases, meaning the person or entity responsible for causing the accident is liable for damages. New Mexico also employs a pure comparative negligence rule, meaning a plaintiff's damages can ... More...
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Prashant Jain v. Paul Andus, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.
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United States of America v. Michael Cobb

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery and using and brandishiing a firearm during and in retaliation to a crime of violence and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of such crime.... More...    $0 (06-18-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Jerrold Albert Chavarria and Jerry Antocio Romero

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder.

Defendants Jerrold Chavarria and Jerry Romero are alleged to have kidnapped
and brutally murdered a woman in Eddy County, New Mexico. Instead of state
kidnapping charges, Mr. Chavarria and Mr. Romero were charged with the federal
crime of kidnapping resulting in death.... More...
   $0 (06-16-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Michael Rivera

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual-exploitation and child-pornography-production.

On January 9, 2022, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) received a report of a possible crime against a child involving Mr. Rivera and Jane Doe, a juvenile. The next day, GCSO Detective Jason Jordan interviewed Ms. Doe’s mother, Valeri Arzaga... More...
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United States of America v. Juan Francisco Carvajal-Andujar

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...
   $0 (06-09-2025 - NM)

Jesus Fernandez v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., et al.

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...
   $0 (06-02-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Marvin Wauneka

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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United States of America v. Jay Kelly

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...
   $0 (05-23-2025 - NM)

State of New Mexico v. Danny L. Price

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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United States of America v. Wilson Rene Calderon Padilla

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).

MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you h... More...
   $0 (05-13-2025 - NM)

United States of America v. Xavier Zamora

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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United States of America v. Perris Jeremiah Arthur

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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United States of America v. Thomas Lee Chaffins

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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Juan Gonzalez v. Adventure Enterprises, LLC, et al.

Las Cruces, New Mexico, personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

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United States of America v. Francisco Torres-Cadena

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with;

8:1326(a)(b)(1) REENTRY OF A REMOVED ALIEN

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United States of America v. Estanislao Chavez-Alvarez

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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United States of America v. Joshua Johnathon Silva

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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M.E.S. v. Numale Medical Center, LLC, et al.

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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United States of America v. Isidro Sanchez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.

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Clifton White v. Alisha Tafoya Lucero, et al.

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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Gerald Silver v. City of Albuquerque

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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United States of America v. Tyrell Lee Johnson

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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United States of America v. Joe Angel Sandoval

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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United States of America v. Kenzie Alonzo

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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United States of America v. Mario Israel Barraza.

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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United States of America v. Christopher Jack Leach

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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United States of America v. Darwin Yuvini Escobar-Lopez a.k.a Carlos Antonio Aguilar-Garcia

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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United States of America v. Gerrick Mariano

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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United States of America v. Martin Lopez

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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United States of America v. Lindsey Yazzie; Brandon Barber

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...
   $0 (03-18-2025 - NM)

State of New Mexico v. Hardy R. Begay

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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