Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with one count each of robbery, using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a stolen firearm.

On Aug. 6, 2019, Jacquan Abe, age 24, from Albuquerque, confronted an employee of an automobile repair shop on Eubank Boulevard, which is directly behind th... More...    $0 (07-08-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count each of robbery, using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possession of a stolen firearm.


The evidence at trial showed Jacquan Abe, age 24, from Albuquerque, lived in a house directly behind an automobile repair shop on Eubank Boulevard. On ... More...    $0 (02-26-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with armed robbery.

Julian Silversmith, 44, of Jones Ranch, New Mexico, was indicted on one count of interference with interstate commerce by robbery and violence and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in Indian Country. Co-defendant Aurelius E... More...    $0 (01-31-2022 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with armed robbery of a pharmacy and theft of medical products and possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone and Alprazolam.

Joseph Matney, age 41 entered and robbed an Albuquerque pharmacy on Jan. 31, 2018. Matney and a juvenile accomplice held the employees at gunpoint and demanded opioid painkillers, ... More...    $0 (11-18-2021 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico interfering with a fight crew member criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Asiel Christina Norton, age 43, from Venice, California.

On June 4 Norton was a passenger on a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville. After takeoff, Norton allegedly rushed to the front of the aircraft and began pounding on the door to the flight deck. When a flight at... More...    $0 (06-10-2021 - 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)

Albuquerque, NM - The United States of America charged Eric Matthew Reddick with two armed robberies.

Eric Matthew Reddick, 23, of Albuquerque was sentenced to 217 months in prison for two armed robberies he committed in 2017.

According to public court records, Reddick committed the first armed robbery in Albuquerque on October 3, 2017. Reddick and another man went ... More...    $0 (12-30-2019 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Laguna Pueblo Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Conviction on Federal Conspiracy and Commercial Robbery Charges

Cruz Abeita, 28, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo who resides in San Felipe, N.M., was sentenced on August 17, 2018 in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 84 months of imprisonment for his conviction on a conspiracy charge and for violating the Hobbs Act.... More...    $0 (08-20-2018 - NM)

The Appellants, the Navajo Nation and its wholly-owned government
enterprise the Northern Edge Navajo Casino (together, the “Tribe” or “Nation”),
entered into a state-tribal gaming compact with New Mexico under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2721. The Tribe agreed
not only to waive its sovereign immunity for personal-injury lawsuits brought by
visi... More...    $0 (07-24-2018 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Arising out of Northern New Mexico Violent Crime Spree in July 2017 - Plea Agreement Recommends 25-Year Prison Sentence

Lane Michael Reed, 24, of Killeen, Texas, pled guilty on July 19, 2018 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to armed robbery, carjacking and firearms charges arising out of a two-day violent crime spree in Ju... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - NM)

Following the altercation with Defendant, Barela received treatment for a
10 concussion at Presbyterian Medical Center and her doctor reported a domestic
11 incident to the police. While at the hospital, Deputy Metzgar of the Bernalillo County
12 Sheriff’s Department recorded his interview with Barela, who alleged that on
13 December 2, 2009, Defendant had physically abused her a... More...    $0 (01-09-2018 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Intimidating Flight Crew and Flight Attendants Resulting in Emergency Landing in New Mexico

Robert Tomblin, 55, of Phoenix, Ariz., pled guilty on December 29, 2017 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to interfering and intimidating flight crew members and flight attendants requiring an emergency landing in New Mexico.

Tomblin was ... More...    $0 (01-01-2018 - NM)

On March 17, 2012, Lieutenant Conrad Jacquez, with the Deming, New
7 Mexico Police Department, stopped Defendant’s vehicle in response to a tip advising
8 that a driver of a gray Ford Crown Victoria was driving erratically, indicating a
9 possible drunk or reckless driver. Lieutenant Jacquez requested Defendant’s driver’s
10 license, registration, and insurance. Defendant handed L... More...    $0 (11-08-2017 - NM)

3 {1} The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United
4 States Constitution and Article II, Section 14 of the New Mexico Constitution.
5 Defendant was arrested on May 12, 2008, and charged with a number of offenses
6 relating to criminal sexual contact of a minor. Prior to a mistrial on March 8, 2010,
7 trial was delayed for a number of reasons includ... More...    $0 (11-03-2017 - NM)

On April 23, 2011 at approximately 1:00 a.m., Bernalillo County Deputy
2 Sheriff Patrick Rael was part of a force conducting a DWI checkpoint on Coors
3 Boulevard in Albuquerque when he encountered Vargas. As Vargas approached the
4 checkpoint, she stopped fifteen to twenty yards before she reached where Deputy
5 Rael was standing, and Deputy Rael waved his flashlight to get her a... More...    $0 (11-03-2017 - NM)

A New Mexico statute makes it illegal to “willfully interfere with the
educational process” at a public school. N.M. STAT. ANN. § 30-20-13(D). In
2009, an Albuquerque Police Officer assigned to a middle school as a School
Resource Officer (“SRO”) relied on that statute to arrest a thirteen-year-old for
skipping class. The main question before us is whether qualified immunity
* ... More...    $0 (10-05-2017 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Santa Fe Woman Sentenced for Conviction on Attempted Armed Robbery Charge

Co-Defendant Previously Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Sentence For Conviction on Armed Bank Robbery Charge

Sonya Padilla, 42, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced on July 6, 2017 to a year and a day in prison followed by three years of supervised release for her conviction for attempting to rob ... More...    $0 (07-08-2017 - NM)

This dispute comes before the Court in relation to a malicious abuse of process
4 claim made by Taos school board member Arsenio Cordova (Cordova) against
5 eighteen members of an unincorporated citizens� association (collectively,
6 Petitioners) following their efforts to remove Cordova from office under the Local
7 School Board Member Recall Act (Recall Act), NMSA 1978, �� ... More...    $0 (05-26-2017 - NM)

The New Mexico Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act (MFRA), NMSA
4 1978, §§ 66-5-201 to -239 (1978, as amended through 2015), prohibits operation of
5 a motor vehicle without liability insurance or other proof of financial responsibility
6 and requires that proof of compliance be reported to the Motor Vehicle Division
7 (MVD) of the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department (th... More...    $0 (06-30-2016 - NM)

Defendant was arrested on July 13, 2010, based on charges filed in the
10 magistrate court consisting of several counts of forgery, embezzlement, and
11 conspiracy to commit forgery. On July 14, 2010, Defendant made his first appearance,
12 and was released from custody subject to conditions three days later. The complaint
13 against Defendant was then dismissed without prejudice ... More...    $0 (06-11-2016 - NM)

Albuquerque, NM - Career Criminal from Santa Fe Sentenced to 13 Years for Armed Bank Robbery Conviction

Defendant Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative

Michael Crespin, 43, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 13 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his armed bank robbery conviction. ... More...    $0 (04-26-2016 - NM)

Defendant and Christina Lee met and began dating in high school. Although
15 never married, they moved in together and had four children over the course of their
16 twelve-year relationship. In 2005 or 2006, Defendant purchased a home on San
17 Jacinto Northeast in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he, Christina, and their
18 children lived until 2010. Only Defendant’s name was on the... More...    $0 (03-09-2016 - NM)

In this case, we hold that when law enforcement officers seized, impounded,
4 and sealed a vehicle, under NMSA 1978, Section 31-27-5(A) (2002, amended 2015),
5 they “ma[de] a seizure” of the currency that the vehicle contained. On June 23, 2011,
6 Gallup police officers seized a vehicle. On June 29, they executed a warrant to search
7 the vehicle and discovered $1295 in currency. ... More...    $0 (02-26-2016 - NM)

Defendant Dorall Smith appeals his convictions for first-degree murder,
4 contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-2-1(A)(1) (1994), and criminal damage to
5 property, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-15-1 (1963). Defendant challenges his
6 convictions on ten grounds, arguing that: (1) there was insufficient evidence of
7 deliberate intent to support a conviction for first-degree murder... More...    $0 (02-15-2016 - NM)

Mocek has a practice of refusing to show his photo identification at airport
security checkpoints. Prior to 2008, he was able to clear checkpoints by
complying with alternative TSA identification procedures. In 2008, the TSA
established a policy that those who “simply refuse[d] to provide any identification
or assist transportation security officers in ascertaining their identity... More...    $0 (01-24-2016 - NM)

Following a drunk-driving crash on the Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, in which three people were killed and another severely injured, Lente pled guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. According to the pre-sentence investigation report (“PSR”), her advisory Guidelines range was 46 to 57 months' imprisonment. However, the distric... More...    $0 (01-02-2016 - NM)

Over a period of time during 2005 and 2006, the New Mexico State Police received several reports that residents were growing marijuana plants throughout rural areas of Taos County, New Mexico. The informants, however, were unable or unwilling to provide the police with specific locations where marijuana was growing due to the remoteness of the area and fear of retaliation. In investigating the re... More...    $0 (12-29-2015 - NM)

The Court takes its facts from the Revised Presentence Investigation Report, disclosed December 3, 2014, revised January 15, 2015 ("PSR"), that the United States Probation Office ("USPO") prepared. On March 11, 2014, Michael Tafoya pulled out a driveway onto the road, while a green jeep was traveling down the same road. See PSR ¶ 7, at 5. Rodella, Jr., who was driving the jeep, began flashing the ... More...    $0 (12-13-2015 - NM)

The Court takes its facts from the Revised Presentence Investigation Report, disclosed December 3, 2014, revised January 15, 2015 ("PSR"), that the United States Probation Office ("USPO") prepared. On March 11, 2014, Michael Tafoya pulled out a driveway onto the road, while a green jeep was traveling down the same road. See PSR ¶ 7, at 5. Rodella, Jr., who was driving the jeep, began flashing the... More...    $0 (12-02-2015 - NM)

Ken Snow worked as an operator for the Navajo Refinery. His duties as an operator included performance of a “turn-around,” a “process by which the refinery is shut down and all the parts and connections are cleaned or replaced.” During a turn-around on January 20, 2009, a hose assembly came loose and struck Snow, causing “serious, life-changing injuries.”
{3} On August 15, 2011, Snow and his w... More...    $0 (09-15-2015 - NM)

Mr. Padilla-Esparza is a Mexican citizen and United States lawful permanent
resident. On February 25, 2013, he was traveling from Mexico to the United States
through the Paso del Norte (“PDN”) port of entry in El Paso, Texas. CBP officers

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stopped Mr. Padilla-Esparza after a drug-detection dog alerted to his truck. Officers
searched his truck and found an empt... More...    $0 (08-14-2015 - NM)

This matter presents an unusual issue dealing with the procedure for seeking
4 leave to amend a complaint to add parties as additional defendants. When the motion
5 for leave is filed before the statute of limitations has run, but the order granting leave
6 is filed after the statute has run, is the amended complaint time barred? Adopting a
7 new rule for this situation, we hold t... More...    $0 (08-11-2015 - NM)

I&W, Inc. owned a solution mining operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Its operations formed a cavern under its own property, which grew so large it infringed upon the subsurface property of the nearby Circle S Feed Store, LLC.

This cavern, in turn, caused subsidence and damages to Circle S’s surface property. A New Mexico state court found I&W negligent and liable for damages its solution ... More...    $0 (06-17-2014 - NM)

After a suspicious death in a New Mexico prison cell, police eventually identified Paul Smalls, the victim’s cellmate, and two other men as the perpetrators of murder. Their scheme was to smother the victim, and then claim he died of an asthma attack. At trial, the government pointed to “signature qualityâ€� evidence that Smalls had threatened his asthmatic ex-wife in a similar fashion five mo... More...    $0 (04-28-2014 - NM)

{1} “All persons are born equally free, and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness.â€� N.M. Const. art. II, § 4. These inherent rights, enjoyed by all New Mexicans, appear along with twenty-three other provisio... More...    $0 (01-10-2014 - NM)