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
Read FullOn 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
Read FullIn State v. Taylor, the New Mexico Supreme Court looked at whether defendants were entitled to release pending their appeal. The defendants had been convicted of child abuse after leaving
Read FullWhen Angela Russ (Spouse) and Jeffery Russ (Veteran) divorced, they agreed to divide Veteran’s military retirement pay as part of the community property. However, about eight years after their divorce, Veteran
Read FullI have been putting off blogging about this case for a while now since it was so closely related to Grisham v. Reeb, the first case about the public health
Read FullToday the New Mexico Supreme Court decided in Siebert v. Okun that the cap on damages in the Medical Malpractice Act (“MMA”) was not unconstitutional. The court of appeals had
Read FullIn City of Albuquerque v. SMP Properties, LLC, the New Mexico Supreme Court reversed a district court decision that the City of Albuquerque was not liable for lost rents when
Read FullThis is a headline I never expected to write when I decided to blog about New Mexico Supreme Court cases. Last week, in State v. Martinez, the Court concluded that
Read FullIn Board of County Commissioners of Harding County v. New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed a sanctions award against the Department. Although the case
Read FullThe New Mexico Supreme Court published its first opinion of the new year last week. In State v. Garcia, the Court reviewed the conviction of a man for child abuse
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