Why New Mexico is a Good Place to be a Criminal Defense Attorney
LegalReader
MAY 6, 2021
Becoming a criminal defense attorney can be very rewarding in every state, but in New Mexico, you are given more opportunities.
LegalReader
MAY 6, 2021
Becoming a criminal defense attorney can be very rewarding in every state, but in New Mexico, you are given more opportunities.
JonathanTurley
MAY 26, 2021
Now, New Mexico District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has announced that all of the individuals who destroyed a 152-year-old obelisk last October will be given “restorative justice” and no jail time. .” ” The obelisk was erected in 1866 to honor Civil War-era soldiers who died in battle.
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JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 23, 2021
Many of the crew were from California but the set is in New Mexico. The California code contains an ample criminal negligence or manslaughter provision: PART 1. New Mexico has an intentional infliction of emotional distress claim that can be based on “reckless” conduct. TITLE 8. (b) NMRA, Rule 13-1628.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 24, 2021
New Mexico has a provision that allows “involuntary manslaughter” charges for “the commission of a lawful act which might produce death in an unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection.” Such a charge is a fourth-degree felony in New Mexico, with a penalty of 18 months jail time and up to $5,000 in fines.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 26, 2025
When they went to the chief judges office, Dugan directed the defendant and his attorney to a side door in the courtroom, directed them down a private hallway and into the public area on the 6th floor. If true, that would be an active effort to help the suspect elude police who were carrying out a lawful function.
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