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United States of America v. Vincente Villela

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the conditions of supervised release.

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 ... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Matthew Rogers

Farming, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary.


Defendant was charged with aggravated burglary (armed after entering), see NMSA 1978, § 30-16-4(B) (1963), and criminal damage to property, see NMSA 1978, § 30-15-1 (1963). Under the Mental Illness and Competency Code (the Code), NMSA 1978, §§ 31-9-1 to -2 (1967, as amended through 2023),... More...
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United States of America v. Santiago Martinez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder in Indian Country.

On November 12 and 13, 2021, Suazo and her boyfriend of 10 years,
Martinez, both of whom were 29 years old, were at their residence in Taos
Pueblo, New Mexico. After Suazo and Martinez went grocery shopping
together the evening of the 12th, Suazo prepared dinner at ... More...
   $0 (11-19-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Delbert Tyler Trevino

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing firearms and ammunition while under felony indictment

U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing of Las Cruces Man for Federal Firearms Offenses

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Richard Vanhorn, Sr. v. Carlsbad Municipal School District, et al.


Carlsbad, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff.



Richard Vanhorn Sr., as next friend of his minor child Richard Jr., sued the Carlsbad Municipal School District and Carlsbad Municipal School Board falls under the waiver of immunity (the building waiver) found in the New Mexico Tort Claims Act (TCA), NMSA 1978, §§ 41-4-1 to -27 (1976, amended 2020... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Kassidy Espana


Alamogordo, New Mexico drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



The State of New Mexico sought to revoke Defendant's probation and reinstated Defendant's probation for a five-year term, equal to her original probation sentence. The State's petition was premised upon allegations that Defendant "consumed, bought, sold, distributed or possessed a c... More...
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Angela Martinez v. Olivia Montoya


Aztec, New Mexico personal injury wrongful death lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.



Angela Martinez and Manuel Montoya brought a wrongful death claim for the death of their daughter, Zyanna Montoya (Decedent). Appellant Olivia Montoya, Decedent's grandmother, moved to intervene under Rule 1-024(A) NMRA, arguing that as a matter of right she was entitled to be a party be... More...
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United States of America v. Eric Watson


Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault

U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Sentencing in Tohatchi Assault Case



On the morning of December 9, 2022, Eric Watson, 23, an enrolled me... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Christian Krone


Gallip, New Mexico shooting at or from a motor vehicle and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.




Defendant Christian Krone was charged with violating NMSA 1978, Section 30-3-8(B) (1993), for shooting at or from a motor vehicle; and NMSA 1978, Section 30-3-2(A) (1963), for assaulting or striking Deandre... More...
   $0 (08-19-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Leon Ruben Salazar

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Firearms Offenses.


Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offenses


An Albuquerque man was sentenced to 33 months in prison after pleading guilty to being a prohibi... More...
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United States of America v. Arturo Archuleta

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion.


Archuleta was also ordered to pay approximately $90,000 in restitution



Arturo Archuleta, 50, of Albuquerque, paid approximately $140,000 in ... More...    $0 (03-25-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Subhanah Wahhaj; Lucas Morton; Jany Leveille; Siraj Ibn Wahhaj; Hujrah Wahhaj

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.




Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge... More...
   $0 (03-06-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Chad Edward Keith

Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing 11 Firearms as a Prohibited Person.




The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Chad Edward Keith, age 42, was sentenced to 27 months in fede... More...
   $0 (02-07-2024 - NM)

United States of America v. Alvin White

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country.




Alvin White was sentenced to 57 months in prison. White, 54, of Little Water, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Charles McClaugherty

Albuquerque, New Mexico defendant, Charles McClaughterty, age 18, was charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing Ricky Solis, age 21, on June 19, 1999.


The indictment McClaugherty arose from a shooting in Albuquerque over an argument wherein Ricky Solisz argued with a girl on the phone. The conversation allegedly concluded with Solisz threatening to slap or k... More...
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United States of America v. Steven Williams

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

Steven Williamsm age 29, of Dulce, and an enrolled member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, between February 11 and February 14, 2023, Williams repeatedly assaulted Jane Doe, an enrolled member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, with a knife, injuring her hands, throat, ... More...
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Dennis Murphy, et al. v. Altec Industries, Inc. et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a product liability theory.

This case was filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-22-02361, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Dennis Murphy as Personal Representative of the Wrongful Death Estate of Mark Porter, deceased
estate of Mark Porter, dece... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Lalo Anthony Castrillo

Las Cruces, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with intentional abuse of a child resulting in death.

Lalo Anthony Castrillo was charged for causing the death of Faviola Rodriguez, 2, in September 2018.

Castrillo was babysitting his girlfriends child at the time she allegedly suffered a brain injury as a result of blunt force trauma to her head.
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United States of America v. Eloy Romero

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count each of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

On February 25, 2021, during a tactical operation by the Albuquerque Polic... More...
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United States of America v. Jerry Segura, Jr.

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of such crime in Indian Country on May 8, 2023.

On March 13, 2022, Jerry Segura, Jr., age 34, of Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico, drunkenly drove with his father ... More...
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United States of America v. Joshua Rico

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with coercion and enticement in a minor.

A federal grand jury indicted Rico on May 12, 2021. According to court documents, beginning as early as January 2018, Rico used multiple profiles on the social media platform Snapchat to coerce female high school students, some of which he was familiar with from his job... More...
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United States of America v. Russell Wheeler

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of attempt to manufacture methamphetamine.

On May 22, 2021, following an argument, Russell Wheeler, age 51, from Lunas, New Mexcio, shot a man in the head, at close range, with a revolver before fleeing the scene on foot. T... More...
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United States of America v. Arturo Archuleta

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with tax evasion.

From 2014 to 2018, Arturo Archuleta worked as an office manager at ABQ Injury Clinic, a chiropractic medicine practice in Albuquerque. During that time, Archuleta derived approximately $200,000 from his role at ABQ Injury Clinic. In the same period, Archuleta also took checks made out to ABQ In... More...
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United States of America v. Byron Rosetta

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms and more of marijuana.

Federal Courthouse - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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United States of America v. Elias Gallegos

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer (mailman) using a deadly or dangerous weapon.





Federal Courthouse - Albuquerque, New Mexico


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United States of America v. Anthony Buntyn

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the civil rights of a pretrial detainee in his custody.




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Anthony Buntyn, 55, a... More...
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United States of America v. t Everett Paquin

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminl defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

On Dec. 21, 2020, Everett Paquin, age 59, assaulted his then-girlfriend, identified in court records as Jane Doe, at his home on the Pueblo of Isleta. Paquin admitted to pushing, slapping, punching and kicking the vi... More...
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United States of America v. Derick Martin Garcia Pacheco

Albquerque, New Mexico criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for assaulting a federal officer.

On December 11, 2020, FBI Agents and task force officers arrived at Derick Martin Garcia Pacheco’s residence in Albuquerque to perform a search pursuant to a federal warrant. Agents in tactical gear with clear law enforcement markings knocked at the door and announced themselves as... More...
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United States of America v. Ali Godoy

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses


On April 4, task force officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Albuquerque District Office and the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) executed a search warrant on Godoy’s apartment on Pennsylvania Street in Albuquerque. During the search, investigator... More...
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United States of America v. John Seibel

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with two counts of distribution of 50 grams and more of a substance and mixture containing methamphetamine, four counts of distribution of 40 grams and more of fentanyl, two counts of distribution of 500 grams and more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, and one count of conspiracy to distribute controlle... More...    $0 (08-05-2022 - NM)

United States of America v. Wallace Reid Rice

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

on July 25, 2021, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Police responded to a report of domestic violence at Wallace Reid Rice’s residence on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. An investigation revealed that Rice was in possession of a 9mm handgun and ammunition. At the time, Rice ... More...
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United States of America v. Christopher Kee

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm.

On April 19, 2020, Christopher Kee, age 28, of Shiprock, New Mexcio, threw the victim, identified in court records as Jane Doe 1, onto a bed and prevented her from getting up. Kee retrieved a pocketknife and stabbed Jane Doe 1 several times. Kee... More...
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United States of America v. Lionel Vallo

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...
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United States of America v. Eddie Gomez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country. Gomez pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2022.

Between May 28, 20212, and May 27, 2014, Eddie Gomez, age 30, of Albuquerque, sexually abused Jane Doe 1 in her home on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. Gomez also admitted to sexually abusing Jane Doe 2 on Nov.... More...
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United States of America v. Guy Anthony Garica

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempted possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl, attempted possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, and attempted possession with intent to distribute 100 grams and more of heroin.

Guy Anthony Garcia, age 21, of Albuquerque, admitted that on De... More...
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United States of America v. Joshua Mendez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with assault resulting in great bodily harm and domestic assault by a habitual offender in Indian Country.

Joshua Mendez pleaded guilty to these offenses on July 22, 2021. According to the plea agreement, on March 20, 2020, Mendez assaulted Jane Doe and John Doe in Cibola County, New Mexico, on the Laguna Pueblo... More...
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United States of America v. Marion L. Ledford

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with tax evasion.

Marion L. Ledford, 67, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was indicted for tax evasion for submitting a personal income tax return on April 28, 2016, that substantially underreported Ledford’s taxable income for 2015. Ledford pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2019.

According to the plea agreemen... More...
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United States of America v. Julian Silversmith and Aurelius Eddie

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...
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United States of America v. Gregory Diaz

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...
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Cynthia Martinez v. Johnson & Johnson Company

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a pharmaceutical personal injury product liability theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of a defective and unreasonably dangerous produce manufactured and/or sold by Defendant.... More...    $0 (08-19-2021 - nm)

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