A summons is a Court notifying you of misdemeanor charges filed against and ordering you to appear in Court for an arraignment.   A summons should not be ignored and if one fails to appear to the arraignment, the Court will issue a warrant for your arrest.  If you receive a […]

Fewer legal topics in New Mexico cause confusion and backlash like pre-trial detention or preventative detention.  In a nutshell, when the Court grants pre-trial detention, a Defendant will be stay in the county jail until their trial date.  In a series of posts I’ll trace the history of how this […]

Whether you drew for a bow hunt, blackpowder, or for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt in the Valle Vidal a hunting trip can be an amazing time.  If you are a hunter be advised that the Department of Game and Fish is very active in patrolling and giving […]

Any person that is accused of inappropriate sexual conduct of any nature, whether a child or adult, is terrifying, embarrassing, stigmatizing and has a wide range of negative consequences and issues to deal with long before any adjudication of guilt.  While a large percentage of such accusations have merit and […]

De novo:  starting from the beginning; anew.  Did you know that most municipal and magistrate judges are not lawyers and are not required to be a lawyer?  Only Metropolitan (like in Bernalillo County) and District Court Judges are required to be lawyers in the State of New Mexico.  Due to the […]