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Judge will not reconsider sentence for woman who killed 2 in DWI crash

Judge will not reconsider sentence for woman who killed 2 in DWI crash

February 1, 20191 min read
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DUI/DWIJanuary 29, 20192 min read

GOP lawmakers want judge to resign for suspended sentence

by ELISE KAPLAN / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Republican legislators from Rio Rancho are calling for a judge to resign after he sentenced a drunken driver who killed two people to three years in prison.

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DUI/DWIJanuary 24, 20193 min read

Drunk driver who killed two men on I-25 receives 3-year sentence

Drunk driver spared 30 year sentence for vehicular homicide

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DUI/DWIDecember 13, 20181 min read

Santa Fe puts DWI vehicle forfeiture program on hold

SANTA FE, N.M. — The city of Santa Fe today announced that it has put its DWI vehicle forfeiture program on hold. According to a news release, the New Mexico Court of Appeals on Dec.

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