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 the Defendant charged with for selling wildlife taken in violation of state law, a Lacey Act violation.

Jared Piepkorn, age 47, of Clovis, New Mexico, was charged with one misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act occurring in January 2021 after he agreed to also plead guilty in State District Court to several wildlife related charg... More...    $0 (09-12-2023 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false declarations in court (perjury).... More...    $0 (07-18-2023 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and failure to update his sex offender registration.

According to the plea agreement and other court records, Lionel Vallo, age 39, who previously was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country in 2003, failed to update his sex offender re... More...    $0 (05-26-2023 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendants on a New Mexico Tort Claims Act theory.


This case arises out of the alleged rape, assault, battery, false imprisonment, and false arrest of A.L. by Defendant Leon Martin. Doc. 1, Ex. 2 (“Complaintâ€�). Defendant Martin was employed by the Isleta Pueblo Police and was a licensed peace officer co... More...    $0 (05-22-2023 - NM)

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a machine gun.

In September of 2022, the FBI received tips from concerned citizens reporting disturbing behavior of a man at a firearm range, later identified as River William Smith, 21. In November and December 2022, Smith began communicating via a social media platform with an FBI conf... More...    $0 (05-17-2023 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico defendant charged with child sex abuse.

On May 2, 2002, police were called to an apartment building in Albuquerque, New Mexico because the manager of the complex reported that one of her tenants claimed that her boyfriend, 40-year-old MacArthur Campbell, had sexually molested her five-year-old son, I.J.

The boy was taken to a hospital for an examination, w... More...    $0 (05-13-2002 - NM)

Denver, Colorado criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and subscribing to a false tax return.

From 2009 through April 2018, Debra Campbell, age 66, from Grand Junction, Colorado, owned and operated a company called A Better Alternative Management (ABAM), which was hired by homeowners’ associations (HOAs) to manage their finances. Campbell had access to, and s... More...    $0 (11-08-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with leading and organizing two auto loan fraud schemes involving a total intended loss of more than $1.5 million.

Rick Benavidez, age 47, from Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty on April 29 to two counts of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of making fraudulent returns, state... More...    $0 (08-24-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender, escape from custody and possession of child pornography.

Richard Gilbert Thompson, age 33, was convicted in 2009 and again in 2012 for possession of child pornography. Thompson was finishing his second prison term in a residential reentry center in Las Vegas, Nevada, when... More...    $0 (07-29-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with first degree murder.

Jeremiah Lopez charged with first degree murder, felony murder, false imprisonment and three counts of criminal sexual penetration.

A criminal complaint was filed on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 which stated that the defendant Jeremiah Lopez called the Albuquerque Police Depart... More...    $0 (06-15-2022 - NM)

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


{¶2} On February 3, 2016, Victim[1] was walking on Colombia Drive near the University of New Mexico (UNM) when someone pulled on his shoulder and robbed him at gunpoint. The robber took Victim's cell phone and blue Nike backpack. After robbing Victim, the robber got into the passenger ... More...    $0 (06-30-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico pro se Plaintiff, without a lawyer, sued Defendants on discrimination, wrongful termination and retaliation theories.


This case arises from the alleged discrimination, wrongful termination, and retaliation against Plaintiff Amanda Morales by her employer, Defendant Supreme Maintenance Inc. Plaintiff was employed as a janitorial worker by Supreme Maintenance fr... More...    $0 (06-24-2022 - NM)

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


ShotSpotter is an acoustic gunshot detection and location system, which operates by installing a series of sensors in an area to listen for the sound of gunfire, a type of impulsive noise. (May 10, 2022, Hr' Tr. (he... More...    $0 (06-14-2022 - 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 lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud.

Bruce Beckner, atge 59, was indicted on June 24, 2015, along with co-defendant Arthur Herlihy, 73, of Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 2007, Beckner recruited Herlihy to join him in developing a business plan and securing financing to renovate a truck stop in Deming, ... More...    $0 (04-08-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy, fraud and making false statements.

A federal grand jury indicted Nick L. Medeiros, age 49, and Bobby D. Greaves, age 62, Greaves on June 13, 2018, charging the two men with conspiracy, major fraud against the United States, and two counts of false statements. The indictment also included forfe... More...    $0 (03-29-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Brian Tony, 50, of Gallup, New Mexico an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was arrested on June 3, 2016, on a criminal complaint charging him with killing a man by stabbing him in the head and neck and hitting him with a hammer. Tony killed the victim on the Navajo Nation in McKinl... More...    $0 (03-15-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other financial crimes committed in connection with the operation of Ayudando Guardians, Inc., a non-profit corporation that previously provided guardianship, conservatorship and financial management to hundreds of people with special needs.

Susan Harris was se... More...    $0 (07-19-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico kidnapping conspiracy charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jose Torrez, 48, of Albuquerque, who was charged with conspiracy to kidnap.

Torrez, Chase Smothermon, 32, and Mariah Ferry, 22, along with other co-conspirators took part in a scheme to retaliate against two victims who they believed stole marijuana and money from Smothermon’s home where... More...    $0 (06-16-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - armed robbery criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Joe Pacheco-Romero, 33, of Albuquerque who was with attempted carjacking, interference with commerce by threats or violence, and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

According to his plea agreement, Romero admitted to robbing an Albuquerque business on Oct. 17, 2018. Soo... More...    $0 (01-20-2021 - NM)