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United States of America v. Stacey Yellowhorse; Timothy Chischilly

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with 2020 murder of Jane Doe.

U.S. Attorney's Office Secures 19-Year Sentences for Defendants in 2020 Murder Case



Two defendants have each been sentence... More...
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United States of America v. Kirtie Cohoe

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

U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Sentencing in Shiprock Homicide Case



A Pine Hill man has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison fo... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Jeannine June Jaramillo


Santa Fe, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with two counts of murder.



Jeannie Jaramillo, age 49, was charged with twoc ounty of steling car, faking kidnapping and eluding police officers in a high speed chase that reduced in the death of a police officer and fireman in March of 2022.

f Officer Robert Duran, 43, and retired f... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Fabian Gonzalez a/k/a Favian Elias Gonzalez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child abuse.


Defendant Fabian Gonzales was convicted for reckless child abuse resulting in death of a child under age twelve, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-6-1(F) (2009); as well his multiple counts of tampering with evidence (Counts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 8), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-22-5 (... More...
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D. Maria Schmidt v. WW Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Princtown Place Nursing & Rehabilitation, et al.

Santa Fe, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death theory.

D. Maria Schmidt, as personal representative of the wrongful death estate of Francisco Padilla, and Connie Padilla (collectively, Plaintiffs) filed a complaint against WW Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Princeton Place Nursing & Rehabilitation; Two P Management, LLC; OnPointe Business Services, LLC; WS... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Dawn Cadman a/k/a Dwan K. Cadman

Gallup, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DWI.

The District Court dismissed the charge against Dawn Cadman a/k/a Dwan K. Cadman based on the violation of Defendants right's right to a speedy trial on a first offense aggravated driving while under the influence.

Here, the only factor in contention is the extent of prejudice to Defendant res... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Marco Melo-Fernandez

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with leaving the scene of an accident.


Defendant Marco Melo-Fernandez pleaded no contest to a charge of knowingly leaving the scene of an accident where the accident results in great bodily harm or death, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-7-201(C) (1989). The district court sentenced Defendant to a six-... 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...
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United States of America v. Morrie Lee Begaye

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

U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures Sentence of Shiprock Man for Voluntary Manslaughter



A Shiprock man was sentenced to 97 mont... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Edgar Alejandro Mendez


Santa Fe, New Mexico felony homicide by vehicle criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



For the June 7 motor vehicle accident, Defendant was convicted of one count of homicide by vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, Sections 66-8-101(A), (D) (2016) and 66-8-113 (1987); one count of great bodily harm by vehicle, contrary to Sections 66-8-101(B), (E) and 66-8-113; tw... 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. Daryl Jay Dickson

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm

U.S. Attorney Announces Sentencing of Convicted Felon for Illegal-Firearm Possession Following Fatal Shooting



A Zuni... More...
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United States of America v. Shannon Etsitty

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged 2021 Kidnapping and Death of Gallup Man

U.S. Attorney Secures 14-Year Sentence for Second Assailant in 2021 Kidnapping and Death of Gallup Man



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United States of America v. Elias Viola

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

Naschitti Man Sentenced for Kidnapping and Killing Gallup Man



On September 16, 2021, Elias Viola, 32 years old, and his then-girlfriend, Shannon ... More...
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United States of America v. Elias Viola

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping and Killing Gallup Man


Naschitti Man Sentenced for Kidnapping and Killing Gallup Man



A federal judge handed down a 30-year prison sentence to a Naschitti man who ... More...
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D. Maria Schmidt, et al. v. Transport Indiana, LLC, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer David C. Chavez represented the Plaintiffs who sued on auto negligence wrongful death theories.

This case was initially filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-24-00237, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.
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Todd Lopez v. De King Trucking, L.P., et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence wrongful death theory individally and as personal representative of the Estate of Rogert Derick Craghead, deceased.

This case was filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-23-00022, and was removed to federal court by Dee King and Tyson.

The law in New M... More...
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United States of America v. Isaiah Augustine Bob

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Second-Degree Murder.

Navajo Nation Man Sentenced to Prison for Second-Degree Murder



A federal judge sentenced a man to federal prison for the December 2020 mur... More...    $0 (03-22-2024 - 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...
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Yismary Diaz Cuellar v. Santiago Abrams and Easy Money Trucking, LLC

Las Cruces, New Mexico personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence wrongful death theory.

Yismary Diaz Cuellar as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jorge Diaz Corrales, Deceased
estate of Jorge Diaz Corrales, Deceased, filed this case in the Fifth Judicial District Court, 21cv0815, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.
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Todd Lopez v. Cantex Health Care Centers II, LLC, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued personally and as Personal Representative of the Wrongful Death Estate of the Clara Mae Cook Estate on medical malpractice theory.

This case was filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-22-01676 in Santa Fe and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Plaintiff challenged the jur... More...
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L.J.O. v. Social Security Administration

Albuquerque, New Mexico, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.

The law defines disability as the inability to do any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has las... More...
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Adrian Martinez v. United States of America

Albuquerque, New Mexico, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theory.

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is federal legislation enacted in 1946 that provides a legal means for compensating individuals who have suffered personal injury, death, or property loss or damage caused by the negligent or wrongful act or om... More...
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Mary Michelle Chrisman v. United States of America

Albuquerque, New Mexico person injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theory.

The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is federal legislation enacted in 1946 that provides a legal means for compensating individuals who have suffered personal injury, death, or property loss or damage caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omiss... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Alec Baldwin

Santa Fe, New Mexico criminal defense lawyers are representing Defendant, Alex Baldwin, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchinson on the movies set of "Rust" in 2021.

Defendant has or will plead not guilty.

Baldwin has consistently said that the did not know the gun was loaded and that he did not put the trigger on the revolver.

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United States of America v. Shilo Aaron Oldrock

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter relating to the deaths of two victims, E.B and P.S., on August 14, 2023.

On the night of January 29, 2021, Shilo Aaron Oldrock, age 30, an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, and the victims were drinking and Oldrock was using methamphetamine. ... More...
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State of New Mexico v. William Smith

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...
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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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United States of America v. Jared Piepkorn

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...
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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. Mewbourne Oil Company

Albuquerque, New Mexico environmental law lawyers represented Defendant accused of violating the Federal Clean Air Act and New Mexico law by allowing 11,000 tone of harmful pollutants to escape from oil and gas wells owned and operated by it in New Mexico and Texas.

Mewbourne Oil Company has agreed to pay a $5.5 million penalty and to spend at least $4.6 million for projects to ensure 422... More...
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United States of America v. Marylynn Harry

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Social Security Fraud.

Marylynn Harry’s father, Alfred Becenti, passed away in October of 1996. At the time of his death, Becenti was receiving Retirement Insurance Benefits payments from SSA. Following her father’s death, Harry made herself the co-owner of the bank account the payments were deposited ... More...
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Alicia Kay Ferrill v. Colfax County Board of Commissioners, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a Civil Rights Act Violation theory.




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State of New Mexico v. Alec Baldwin, et al.

Santa Fe, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter.




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Alec Baldwin and his film's weapons supervisor will be charged with in... 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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Carlos Perez v. Dolgencorp, LLC

Las Cruces, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident.




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United States of America v. tetson Shane Barnes and Donald Alfred Busch

Roswell, New Mexico criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking resulting in death.

On Nov. 12, 2021, after a nearly two-week trial, a federal jury convicted Stetson Shane Barnes, age 30, of Loving, New Mexico, and Donald Alfred Busch, age 34, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, of conspiracy to commit carjacking, carjacking resulting in death, and being felons in possession of... More...
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United States of America v. Anthony Faustine

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country.

On April 22, 2020, Anthony Faustine, age 42, from Acoma, New Mexico, attempted to evade law enforcement while driving with a blood alcohol level at twice the legal limit. When Faustine lost control of the vehicle, a passenger, identified in court records as John Doe, ... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Fabian Gonzales

Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with child abuse resulting in death.

Fabian Gonzales, age 37, was accused to abusing and killing 10-year-old Victoria Martens in 2016.... More...
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State of New Mexico v. Jeremiah Lozep

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...
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