Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, a juvenile, charged with distributing meth.

On July 12, 2004, the United States charged then sixteen-year-old David A. by criminal information with "knowingly violat[ing] the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act [by] unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally distribut[ing] 50 grams or more of methamphetamine," contrary t... More...    $0 (02-03-2006 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico defendant was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Smith met Cari Talton, age 26, and Leslie McDonnell, age 18, on August 8 at a party at Smith’s house.

On August 12, 1977, the bodies of Talton and McDonnell were found in a corral near Mountainair in Torrance County, New Mexico. Both women had been shot to death with a shotgun. Autopsies in... More...    $0 (03-05-1978 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

On January 11, 2022, a Letter Carrier delivering mail and parcels to a Neighborhood Box Unit noticed a car drive by Daniel Trujeque before turning around and parking along the curb near the Neighborhood Box Unit. A Trujeque exited the back passenger side of the vehicle and watched the Letter... More...    $0 (08-08-2023 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924.

On July 18, 2018, a law enforcement officer observed a vehicle parked inside a gated entrance to the Sedillo Range Unit on the south side of Interstate 40, which is on the Pueblo of Laguna. They did not have a title or bil... More...    $0 (05-10-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with felony possession of ammunition.

Gregory Diaz, 34, of Farmington, New Mexico, was charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

According to the plea agreement and other court records, on Oct. 3, 2018, Diaz sold a .40 caliber pistol to an undercover law enforcement officer. ... More...    $0 (12-23-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Roy Thundercloud, 40, of Albuquerque, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

On May 31, 2020, Thundercloud fired a rifle several times from a window of his apartment near Albuquerque High School. Thundercloud also tried... More...    $0 (10-19-2021 - NM)

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.

William Monte Hosetosavit, age 27, assaulted Jane Doe in Otero County, New Mexico, on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Hosetosavit hit the victim in the face with his elbow causing prolonged disfigurement to her eye socket.

... More...    $0 (07-30-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country charge criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant,Douglas Smith, 71, of Española, New Mexico.

In the early morning hours of May 5, 2018, Smith shot a woman he believed was trying to break into his mother’s camper trailer. Smith walked outside his residence to investigate a motion sensor alarm, armed with a .22 calib... More...    $0 (06-18-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Roy Thunbercloud, age 38, of Albuquerque fired several shots from a rifle out of his apartment window near Albuquerque High School on May 31, 2020. Thundercloud also tried to dispose of the rifle shell casings by throwing them in the apartment complex’s dumpster. Thu... More...    $0 (04-02-2021 - NM)

Defendant was charged with residential burglary, unlawful taking of a motor 8 vehicle, stalking, larceny, and escape or attempt to escape from a peace officer on 9 June 21, 2012. Defendant’s charges stemmed from an event on May 22, 2012, 10 involving Defendant’s ex-girlfriend, E. Ramirez. Defendant and Ms. Ramirez had 11 been involved in a two-year relationship and had a child together in March 2... More...    $0 (08-09-2018 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Felon from Edgewood Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of Firearm and Ammunition Under Plea Agreement Recommending 188 Months of Imprisonment

Defendant Subject to Enhanced Penalty Due to Armed Career Criminal Status

Dennis Griego, 36, of Edgewood, N.M., pled guilty on July 9, 2018 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by... More...    $0 (07-10-2018 - NM)

On November 2, 1988, A.W. (Victim 1), who was 13 years old, went to her
15 home after school where an unknown man wearing a ski mask was lying in wait,
16 armed with a knife. The man vaginally penetrated Victim 1, and then forced her into
17 the bathroom. After securing the bathroom door so Victim 1 could not escape, the
18 unknown man fled. Victim 1 was taken to the hospital, whe... More...    $0 (06-28-2018 - NM)

Defendant Wilbur M. Stejskal (Defendant) appeals an amended judgment
4 and sentence entered two years after the entry of his original judgment and sentence.
5 By changing the word “concurrent” to the word “consecutive,” the amended judgment
6 has the practical effect of increasing Defendant’s term of incarceration from nine
7 years to ten years. On appeal, Defendant asserts that, ... More...    $0 (05-27-2018 - NM)

In the early hours of September 15, 2005, nine shots were fired through a
3 bedroom window of an apartment in Clovis, killing ten-year-old Carlos Perez. Carlos
4 had been sleeping in the bedroom he shared with his older brother, the intended
5 victim, seventeen-year-old Ruben Perez.
6 {4} That night there were two distinct groups of actors involved in the shooting:
7 one group... More...    $0 (03-17-2018 - NM)

This case comes to this Court on interlocutory appeal from the Sixth Judicial
3 District Court. Pursuant to Rule 12-201(A)(1)(a) NMRA, the State appeals the district
4 court’s order to suppress two statements, one elicited at the juvenile probation office
5 and the other at the Silver City Police Department.
6 {5} Filemon was on probation for committing a delinquent act and expecte... More...    $0 (01-19-2018 - NM)

Las Cruzes, NM - Felon from Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms Laws

Ricardo Javier Garza, 41, of Carlsbad, N.M., pled guilty on January 8, 2017 in Las Cruces, N.M., federal court to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Garza on May 4, 2017, on a c... More...    $0 (01-10-2018 - NM)

On an evening in July 2010, Victim, a fifteen-year-old boy, went to a concert
5 with his family. After the concert, Victim planned on attending a party with his family
6 and got a ride with his cousin and his cousin’s friend. While in the car, Victim got
7 into an argument with his cousin, at which point his cousin’s friend kicked Victim out
8 of the car in downtown Albuquerque nea... More...    $0 (11-08-2017 - NM)

Las Cruces, NM - Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft and Passport Fraud Charges -
Charges Arise Out of Defendant’s Use of a Stolen Identity for 30 Years

Juan Manuel Almanza-Martinez, 58, a Mexican national illegally residing in the United States, pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to making false statements on a passport application and... More...    $0 (10-16-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Armed Career Criminal from Albuquerque Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition - Defendant Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

Jesus Rodriguez, 34, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammuni... More...    $0 (09-07-2017 - NM)

Two months after his release from prison, Alonzo Williamson was accused
of violating the terms of his supervised release. After two hearings, the district
court revoked Williamson’s supervised release and imposed additional jail time
followed by another term of supervised release. On appeal, Williamson
challenges the revocation, arguing the government presented insufficient evidenc... More...    $0 (08-09-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Prior Felon from Albuquerque Sentenced to Eight and a Half Years for Violating Federal Firearms Laws

Lucas James Maldonado, 35, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced August 2, 2017 in federal court to 102 months in prison for violating federal firearms laws. Maldonado will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.

Maldonado was... More...    $0 (08-03-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Two More Sentenced and Four More Plead Guilty to Charges Arising Out of ATF-Led Operation Targeting Drug Trafficking and Firearms Crime in Bernalillo County - Defendants Part of 104 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

In Aug. 2016, a multi-agency investigation led... More...    $0 (07-16-2017 - NM)

Las Cruces, NM - Felon from Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms Laws

Paul J. Harry, 32, of Carlsbad, N.M., pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Harry was arrested on Jan. 17, 2017, and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm not registered to him in the National Fir... More...    $0 (05-25-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 115 Months for Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition in McKinley County

Cowey Edsitty, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced to 115 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Edsitty was arrested in July 2016, on an indictment charging him with being a felon... More...    $0 (04-12-2017 - NM)

In October 2013 Defendant pled no contest to residential burglary, a third
18 degree felony, and larceny, a fourth-degree felony, offenses committed in November
19 2012 when Defendant was nineteen years old. For those offenses, Defendant received
2
1 a conditional discharge, contingent upon his successful completion of five years’
2 probation and repayment of up to $1,417 in r... More...    $0 (04-05-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Prior Felon from Albuquerque Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

Jesus Rodriguez, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The guilty plea, which was entered without the benefit of a plea agree... More...    $0 (03-22-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

Alires Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

Joe Ray Alires, 42, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty to unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition.

Alires was charged by an indictment filed on Nov. 19, 2014, with being a felon in pos... More...    $0 (03-09-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition in McKinley County

Cowey Edsitty, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty to violating the federal firearms laws.

Edsitty was arrested in July 2016, on an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition on May 3, 2016, in McKinley County, N.M. According to co... More...    $0 (12-17-2016 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Grants Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Grenade

Richard Valdez, 51, of Grants, N.M., was sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a destructive device.

Valdez was arrested on Jan. 7, 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of an explosive... More...    $0 (12-03-2016 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Firearms and Heroin Trafficking Laws

Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico

Gerald Herrera, 30, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty to violating the federal firearms and narcotics laws.

Herrera was arrested on April 7, 2016, on a... More...    $0 (11-12-2016 - NM)

Rule 5-601(B) NMRA provides that “[a]ny defense, objection or request which
7 is capable of determination without a trial on the merits may be raised before trial by
8 motion.” In State v. Foulenfont, 1995-NMCA-028, 119 N.M. 788, 895 P.2d 1329, we
9 held that a district court may dismiss a criminal information or indictment when guilt
10 turns on a “purely legal issue” and any rel... More...    $0 (11-11-2016 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Texas Felon Sentenced to Ten Years for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms and Ammunition in New Mexico

Dylan Henry Ritter, 36, of Gardendale, Texas, was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms laws.

Ritter was arrested on Oct. 7, 2014, on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon... More...    $0 (07-07-2016 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - alencia County Man Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Firearms Laws -
Torres Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

Tomas Torres, 31, of Peralta, N.M., was sentenced 92 months in prison for violating the federal firearms laws. Torres will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.

Torr... More...    $0 (03-30-2016 - NM)