NMSC: Taillights Are Not Required to Be in Perfect Working Order

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In a relatively short opinion, the New Mexico Supreme Court concludes that the catch-all provision in the motor vehicle code (“MVC”) cannot be used to criminalize a burnt-out bulb in

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NMSC: Gas Stations Liable for Selling Gas to Intoxicated Persons

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In a controversial 3-1 opinion, the New Mexico Supreme Court has held that a gas station can be liable for selling gas to a person who is intoxicated. In Morris

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NMSC: Serious Youthful Offenders Not Entitled to Amenability Hearing

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In State v. Ortiz, Defendant was convicted of three counts of first degree felony murder after he killed a family of three with a pickaxe during a burglary. At the

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NMSC: Businesses Cannot Seek Compensation for Public Health Orders

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State v. Wilson is another in a series of COVID-19 related cases the New Mexico Supreme Court has decided this year. Businesses had filed numerous lawsuits seeking compensation for damages

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NMSC Affirms Lymon Conviction

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In State v. Lymon, a direct appeal of Lymon’s life sentence, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Davon Lymon for the 2015 murder of a police officer

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NMSC: Aggravated Fleeing Statute Does Not Require Actual Endangerment

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In State v. Vest, the New Mexico Supreme Court once again revisits the aggravated fleeing from a law enforcement officer statute. Not long ago, in State v. Montano, the Court

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NMSC Suspends Attorney for Claiming not to Own Ferrari

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The New Mexico Supreme Court published In re Ferguson today, an attorney discipline case. The facts are longer than the analysis, because the holding is simple: an attorney should not

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NMSC: Legislative Purpose Is Important in Double Jeopardy Analysis

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In State v. Benally, the New Mexico Supreme Court looked at whether a defendant’s two convictions for possession of a weapon by a prisoner violated his double jeopardy rights. While

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NMSC Explains Its Order Requiring Absentee Ballot Applications to be Mailed to All Voters for June 2020 Primary

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On May 6, 2021, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued another COVID-related decision. In State ex rel. Riddle v. Toulouse Oliver, the Court looked at whether the Secretary of State

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NMSC: Right to Counsel Cannot Be Jettisoned for the Sake of Judicial Efficiency

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In State v. Cruz, the New Mexico Supreme Court corrected a number of frankly baffling errors made by a magistrate and district court. The opinion does not appear to create

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