US v Gee 1:10-cr-01759-JEC-2 Outcome:All charges dismissed Description:Charged with selling drugs to undercover police officer in Farmington.
United States v Theodore Largo Case Number 1:08-cr-02830-JCH Practice Area: Child abuse, Federal Outcome: Jury found him not guilty on all counts Description: Navajo father charged with sexual abuse of his own son. FBI laboratory result shown to be invalid by defense expert Richard Coughlin, Ph.D. Court appointed (CJA) case. After week long trial, jury…
State v. Justin Romero, D-101-CR-200800451 Practice Area: Violent Crimes Outcome: One year on electronic monitoring; probation Description: Defendant assisted in the execution style killing of another drug dealer, but did not know in advance what would happen and confessed to his involvement http://www.santafenewmexican.com/localnews/Segura-slaying–Co-defendant-in-execution-style-death-warned-to
US v. Noah Kuranga 1:08-cr-02337-JAP-1 Description: Truck driver stopped in Grants NM and large quantity of drugs found in his trailer. Able to show that loading dock workers may have done so without defendant’s knowledge Outcome: Misdemeanor probation (misprison of felon), no deportation – still driving his truck but more careful now
210 P.3d 228 2009 NMSC 029 STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Orlando TORREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 29,869. Supreme Court of New Mexico. Aarons Law Firm, P.C., Stephen D. Aarons, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant. Gary K. King, Attorney General, Max Shepherd, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee. OPINION CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice. {1} Defendant…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Bill Richardson signed legislation Wednesday to repeal New Mexico’s death penalty, calling it the “most difficult decision in my political life.” The legislation replaces lethal injection with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. “Faced with the reality that our system…
FIRST DAY OF FREEDOM: DA Drops Murder Charges Against Two Publication: Albuquerque Journal Final Edition; Page: A1 by Hall, Heinz, Journal Staff Writer Michael Lee has “NOT GUILTY” tattooed in 3-inch high letters across his back. He got the tattoo in prison using sharpened staples and burned petroleum jelly, a process that took 38 hours…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Trial of fourth defendant accused of killing Mexican national starts today in Taos. 3/3/08 UPDATE: We neglected to catch up with the outcome of the fourth straight murder trial to be held in Taos in the death of 22-year-old Juan Alcantar in September 2003. Here’s what the Albuquerque Journal reported last Friday:…
“When Jessica Quintana wanted to sneak classified material out of the nation’s top nuclear weapons lab, the biggest outrage is how scandalously simple it was… Quintana has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and faces up to a year in jail. Her lawyer says Americans can thank her for one thing: exposing persistent gaps in security…
The Story of Serial Killer Robert Fry By Robert Scott (www.kensingtonbooks.com) Pages 240-241 The first problems came for Fry’s defense team, Ed Bustamante and Eric Hannum, who were suddenly removed from the case. The state’s defenders’ office stepped in and began to negotiate a contract with Santa Fe lawyer Stephen Aarons. Steve Aarons had a…
