STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. JOSEF E. PFAUNTSCH, Defendant-Respondent. 34,476 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO February 9, 2015 This decision was not selected for publication in the New Mexico Appellate Reports. Please see Rule 12-405 NMRA for restrictions on the citation of non-precedential dispositions. Please also note that this electronic decision…
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…
By Vic Vela / Journal Staff Writer SANTA FE, N.M. — A Rio Arriba County vehicular homicide case will survive, even though the truck allegedly driven by the defendant in a fatal Memorial Day weekend crash did not. A judge Thursday denied a defense motion to dismiss charges against Juan de Dios Cordova, despite his…
Posted by John D Steve did a great job with my case. I had the potential of spending up to 3 years in jail. By the time we finished, I am on unsupervised probation for 6 months with a settlement that is only 10% of what we thought it might be. He is respected by his…
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,…
