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...    $0 (03-18-2025 - NM)

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...    $0 (03-10-2025 - NM)

Las Cruces, New Mexico civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Sanders violated their First Amendment rights by threatening frivolous legal action against them in retaliation for their speech.

Dana Sanders was the Superintendent of the Los Lunas, New Mexico Public Schools when Rowena Tachias and Monique Dereta created a Facebook page... More...    $0 (03-10-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendans charged with unrelated drug offenses.

Appellants Pedro Solis-Rodriguez and Richard Wilborn (collectively, “Appellantsâ€�) pleaded guilty to unrelated drug offenses. The same district court judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico accepted their plea agreements and sentenced them at ... More...    $0 (03-12-2025 - NM)

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry after removal.

Mr. Vazquez-Garcia is a 42-year-old Mexican citizen. He was first removed from the United States on December 21, 2022, after being released from incarceration for a 2018 child-abuse offense. In November 2023, Border Patrol agents near Lordsburg, New Mexico located Mr. Vazq... More...    $0 (03-12-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and ammunition.

At his sentencing proceeding, the district court denied Lucero’s motion for continuance and sentenced him to
120 months imprisonment based on an upward variance from a Guideline range of 57–71 months. The sentencing judge determined a sentence with... More...    $0 (03-11-2025 - NM)

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of retaliating against a federal employee by false claim under 18 U.S.C. § 152.... More...    $0 (03-06-2025 - NM)

Albquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery in Indiana country.

Christopher Kee was convicted and sentenced for assaulting and battering his girlfriend in April of 2020 in Shiprock New Mexico.

Kee claimed that his due process rights were violated under Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610 (1976), which provides:

Despit... More...    $0 (02-27-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to transport aliens.


Defendant worked in South Dakota on solar windmills. He was in a serious car accident and claims he sustained a traumatic brain injury. After the accident, he moved to Mexico and worked at a food stand for less income. He accepted an offer to drive two aliens from s... More...    $0 (02-24-2025 - NM)

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.


This case arose from the fatal shooting of Diego Eguino-Alcala during a standoff with a deputy sheriff from Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The Personal Representative of Eguino-Alcala’s estate (the “Estateâ€�) appeals the district cour... More...    $0 (02-24-2025 - NM)

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.

This case arises from the fatal shooting of Amelia Baca, a 75-year-old, mentally diminished woman in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Estate filed a complaint alleging that the police officer who shot her acted with excessive force in violation of th... More...    $0 (02-24-2025 - NM)

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possession ammunition as a felon.

At sentencing, the district court increased Lor’s offense level by four pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) when
deciding his Guidelines sentencing range. On appeal, Lor challenges the application of § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) by arguing the district court based its... More...    $0 (02-21-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault in Indian Country resulting in great bodily injury.

Mr. Chee is a member of the Mescalero Apache tribe. In May 2022, he and a friend severely beat an adult male on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The victim incurred orbital wall fractures in both eye sockets, sinus hemorrhaging, and other inj... More...    $0 (02-21-2025 - NM)

Roswell, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal sexual penetration (CSP) in the second degree (armed with a deadly weapon) (Count 1), NMSA 1978, § 30-9-11(E)(6) (2009); CSP in the second degree (results in personal injury) (Count 2), § 30-9-11(E)(3); aggravated battery against a household member (strangulation
or suffocation) (Count 3), NMSA 1978,... More...    $0 (02-20-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing methamphetamine and
fentanyl with an intent to distribute under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A) and (B), and with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).

During a traffic stop, police learned that Eloy Romero had a suspended driverâ... More...    $0 (02-11-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate communications containing a threat against President Donald J. Trump
U.S. Attorney, U.S. Secret Service and FBI Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Man for Making Threats Against P... More...    $0 (01-30-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.

Legal issue Can the parties in a legal case obtain a stipulated protective order to safeguard confidential and proprietary information during discovery?

Key Phrases Stipulated Protective Order. Confidential proprietary information. Federal Rules of Civil Procedu... More...    $0 (01-31-2025 - NM)

Farmington, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant accused of being a habitual offender.

The Defendants probation was revoked for violating the terms and conditions of his probation.

When considering a claim of cruel and unusual punishment upon sentencing after the revocation of probation, the defendant is not being punished for violating probation; the defe... More...    $0 (01-28-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract claim.

Dr. Ronald Howes is clinical psychologist who contracts with hospitals around the nation
through [a] placement firm, Ap.Contractor.com.� App. at 11. In turn, AP-Contractor.com
relies on another firm, Locumtenens,2 to provide “support and placement services� for the
me... More...    $0 (01-29-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of attempted carjacking, one count of carjacking, and the possession and use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures 25-Year Sentence fo... More...    $0 (01-16-2025 - NM)

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful re-entry.


In March 2024, U.S. Border Patrol agents found Mr. Salas-Saucedo hiding in
the desert near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. He admitted to being a Mexican citizen
and having no legal authorization to enter or remain in the United States. He had
been previously deported in 20... More...    $0 (01-16-2025 - NM)

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully and knowingly engaged in and attempted to engage in sexual acts with a child who had not yet attained the age of 12 years.
U.S. Attorney, FBI Announce Federal Charges Against Arizona Man fo... More...    $0 (01-02-2025 - NM)

Santa Fe, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability theory.

Maria Gonzales trip and fell suffered a spinal cord injury in Maria's parking lot.



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Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a revocation of supervised release proceeding.

In 2023, Defendant-Appellant Vicente Villela was serving two concurrent
terms of supervised release. He violated his conditions of supervision on four
separate occasions. After the fourth violation, the district court revoked both of
Mr. Villela’s super... More...    $0 (12-23-2024 - NM)