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Trial for father charged under first ‘Bennie’s Law’ case set for Monday

457 Views   “It’ll be interesting to see how they handle this trial, with the fact there is no gun, to show as evidence. The gun is still missing,” Maier told KOAT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Video : 39-year-old William Brown is the first-ever to be charged under “Bennie’s Law” in the state of New Mexico.

State charges dropped against suspect in Clovis murders

518 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Prosecutors have paused its case against the man accused of murdering two women in a park and taking a child from one of them. Authorities claimed Alek Collins shot and killed Samantha Cisneros and Taryn Allen at Ned Houk Park in Clovis last month.

New Mexico law center braces for fallout of Biden’s immigration order

453 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – President Biden’s controversial executive order regarding immigration hit New Mexico’s law centers hard. “We saw the same action taken by the former President Trump to try and outright ban asylum, and that was shut down in court. And so this was just an unlawful action

New Mexico Judge Denies Baldwins Dismissal Request

515 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” keeping the case on track for a trial this summer.

Attorney General fights to put alleged shooter behind bars until trial

482 Views   “Everyone is frustrated. Police and prosecutors are frustrated. Victims are frustrated,” said Attorney General Raul Torrez. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Justice appealed a decision made by a judge to keep a suspect accused of shooting someone at a graduation ceremony on house arrest.

State challenges decision to overturn conviction of former cabinet secretary

525 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Former tax and revenue secretary Demesia Padilla is not out of the woods from her legal troubles yet. State officials are now appealing the decision to overturn her conviction. In 2021, Padilla was convicted of stealing over $25,000 from a trucking company while acting as the

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