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…
[c State of New Mexico v. Robert Fry, D-1116-CR-200000542 Practice Area: Violent crime Date: Dec 01, 2000 Outcome: Life sentence Description: Fry II. Serial murderer’s life spared in second death penalty trial State of New Mexico v. Robert Fry D-1116-CR-200001055 Practice Area: Violent crime Date: Jan 01, 2000 Outcome: Life sentence Description: Third jury trial…
Killing Was Self-Defense.(Journal North) Byline: Jeremy Pawloski, Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer Slain youth’s family denies allegations he was involved with gangs A 17-year-old boy who admitted to fatally stabbing a Santa Fe police officer’s brother last year walked out of court a free man late Thursday night after a jury found that he acted in…
Lawyers Feel Duty to Make System Work Outstanding criminal attorneys also enjoy challenge and rewards Byline: Daniel J. Chacon Journal Staff Writer, Albuquerque Journal North 04/22/2001 Page: 1 No one is supposed to be listening to their conversation, but Dan Marlowe’s husky voice echoes like thunder through the wooden frame of his downtown office door….
State will not retry Shaun Wilkins, charged as the triggerman in four gruesome Torreon murders By Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM Five years have passed since Shaun Wilkins was led away in handcuffs and charged as the triggerman in the Torreon cabin killings, one of the most horrifying multiple murders in recent New Mexico history. Most…
Wilkins Set Free Publication: Albuquerque Journal Date: 03/03/2001 Page: A1 Headline: Last Defendant Goes Free Byline: Guillermo Contreras And Lloyd Jojola Journal Staff Writers TORREON CABIN KILLINGS Charges Dropped in Deaths of Boys, Couple Charges were dismissed Friday against the last of the four defendants charged in the deaths of a couple and two children…
