By Carlos Padilla HERALD Editor A plea deal was struck between the State of New Mexico and accused murderer and arsonist Willie Garcia Jr., on Wednesday morning, Nov. 12, in the Seventh Judicial District Courthouse in Truth or Consequences. Mr. Garcia has been incarcerated since shortly after the death of 27-year-old Mical Lee Culpepper, who died…
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEF E. PFAUNTSCH, Defendant-Appellant. 31,674 COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT OF SAN MIGUEL COUNTY Abigail Aragon, District Judge Gary K. King, Attorney General Pranava Upadrashta, Assistant Attorney General Santa Fe, NM for Appellee Aarons Law Firm, PC Stephen D. Aarons Santa…
State v. Marino Leyba, NM Sup Court 2012-NMSC-037 Double homicide of pregnant girlfriend and her father. Gary Mitchell handled first trial which resulted in two first degree murder convictions. Mr. Aarons appealed to supreme court and will handle remand to district court.
TRAVIS R. ROWLEY, Plaintiff, v. KEVIN MORANT et al, Defendants. No. 1:10CV1182 WJ/WDS UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO Dated: July 26, 2012 STIPULATED ORDER EXTENDING DISCOVERY DEADLINES THIS MATTER came before the court on plaintiff’s unopposed Motion for Stipulated Order Extending Discovery Deadlines. (Doc 43) The court FINDS all remaining parties…
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Mario Alberto Munoz-Chavez Case Number: 1:12CR01182-001JB USM Number: 66089-051 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT District of New Mexico Date Signed: July 5, 2012 Judgment in a Criminal Case (For Offenses Committed On or After November 1, 1987)Defense Attorney: Stephen D. Aarons, Appointed THE DEFENDANT: [×] pleaded guilty to count(s) Information [ ]…
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. John GOULD, Defendant–Appellant. No. 11–2057. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Summaries: Source: Justia A New Mexico jury convicted former prison guard Defendant-Appellant John Gould of two counts of depriving an inmate of his rights under color of law, and two counts of filing a false report. The…
Posted by Juan I could lose my job with a DWI conviction. Asked around hired Aarons. He got my DWI dismissed after one year of probation. The judge threw out the reckless driving to boot. 2 Thumbs Up!
Posted by George & Evelyn My 17 year old got mixed up in a serious crime. A lot of the lawyers do not take juvy cases and we found out later that our first lawyer had no other juvy cases – it showed. Finally a lawyer for one of the other boys in the case reccomended…
Posted by anonymous As the executor, I retained Steve for a complicated estate case involving two other law firms, a bank, an insurance company and several recipients. He did an excellent job of coordinating and negotiatng with all parties while defending the estates’ interest. He kept me informed and was always responsive. It took four years…
639 F.3d 1032 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Moses Earnest MAESTAS, Defendant–Appellant. No. 10–2226. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. [639 F.3d 1033] Stephen D. Aarons, Aarons Law Firm PC, Santa Fe, NM, for Defendant–Appellant.John C. Anderson, Assistant United States Attorney (Kenneth J. Gonzales, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Albuquerque,…
