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The Honorable Sylvia F. LaMar To Retire

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Judge Sylvia F. LaMar

AOC News:

SANTA FE — Judge Sylvia F. LaMar, the longest serving Family Law judge at the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, is retiring after 11 years on the bench.

She practiced law in Santa Fe, focusing on Family Law, before being appointed to the court in 2012 by Gov. Susana Martinez; Judge LaMar was then elected to her position in 2014. Family Law includes domestic violence, dissolution of marriage, custody, and kinship guardian cases. Her retirement is effective today.

“I am most proud of implementing and expanding Resolution Day at the court,” District Court Judge Read More

FBI: Two Albuquerque Men Charged With 2023 Crime Spree

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced that James Adam Metts and Demetrius Antonnie Bailey have been charged in relation to a summer 2023 crime spree.

Bailey, 40, of Albuquerque, previously appeared in federal court on an indictment charging him with one count of interference with commerce by robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Monday, Metts, 45, of Albuquerque, appeared in Read More

Perry Klare Sworn In As Los Alamos Probate Judge

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Los Alamos County Clerk Naomi Maestas swears in local attorney Perry Klare to the position of Probate Judge during a ceremony Tuesday afternoon in Council Chambers. Klare was accompanied by his wife Debrah and father Ken Klare. Probate Judge Michael Redondo announced in November his intent to resign his position effective Feb. 2. Council appointed Klare to complete that term, which ends Dec. 31, 2026. ‘Thank you Los Alamos County for your confidence in appointing me to the position of Probate Judge. I will carry on the same level of professional and timely probate proceedings that the Honorable Read More

Simonich: Dems Show Spine In Disagreement With Governor

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By MILAN SIMONICH
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Political courage seldom flashes before our eyes at the state Capitol. This week was an exception.

Five Democratic senators defied Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who favored a Republican’s bill to make it easier to keep defendants jailed in felony cases.

The senators closed ranks to stop the bill from advancing on grounds it would violate the state constitution. Their decision leaves them vulnerable to backlash in an election year, but they never blinked.

State prosecutors already have vast resources available to make their case for keeping Read More

FBI: Tohajilee Man Pleads Guilty To Voluntary Manslaughter

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Thursday that Cole Ray Shorty pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter.

Shorty, 19, of Tohajilee and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

A federal grand jury indicted Shorty Sept. 27, 2022, along with his co-defendant, Keon Apachito. In his plea agreement, Shorty admitted that he went to John Doe’s home on May 27, 2022, to retrieve Read More

Luján, Welch Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Enhance Consumer Protection, Hold Mega-Corporations Accountable For Safety Violations

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Sens. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to introduce the Consumer Advocacy and Protection (CAP) Act, legislation to enhance consumer protection and ensure the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) can hold companies accountable for consumer safety violations. The CAP Act aims to deter companies from committing safety violations by increasing CPSC’s penalty authority. Representatives Read More

Heinrich Hosts Roundtable On Newly Introduced Gun Bill

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and March Fourth hosted a roundtable discussion in the U.S. Capitol with New Mexico law enforcement, firearm owners, influential voices, and advocates for responsible gun ownership, to discuss his newly introduced gun legislation, the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act (GOSAFE) Act. 

“We represent a whole host of political views and life experiences at this table. And one of the things that Washington, D.C. does not do well is nuance. You’re either red or you’re Read More

FBI: Shiprock Man Charged With Federal Firearms Offense

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Crandall Craig Martin was arraigned Jan. 22 in Federal Court on an indictment charging him with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Martin, 40, of Shiprock, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, will remain in custody pending trial in this case.

According to the indictment, Aug. 10, 2022, Martin possessed a firearm knowing that he had been previously Read More

Robinson: Putting A Wedge In Revolving Door Of Justice

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Devin Munford should have stayed in jail. He was a repeat offender, arrested for shooting from a vehicle with a stolen gun. The prosecutor tried to keep him locked up, but the judge put Munford on pretrial release, and he left wearing a GPS ankle monitor. 

Munford violated the conditions of his release over and over. That included firing a shotgun through an apartment door, killing a man, firing a shot over the head of a woman who asked him to move his car, and robbing a 7-Eleven at gunpoint. Last week he was sentenced to life plus 25 years Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Reinstates Defendant’s Conviction For 2017 Killing Of Florida Woman

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New Mexico Supreme Court News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a man’s second-degree murder conviction for the death of a Florida woman who was driving him to Mexico to live with a family member.

In a unanimous opinion, the Court reversed a decision of the state Court of Appeals, which had vacated the murder conviction of Isaias Lobato-Rodriguez and ordered a new trial because of a prosecutor’s statement about the defendant invoking his right to remain silent after being arrested.

The state Supreme Court concluded that the prosecutor erred in making the statement Read More

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