Category Archives: New Mexico Supreme Court

Prof. Volokh on the New Mexico aerial surveillance decision

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 21, 2015

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post about the New Mexico Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Norman Davis, which held that aerial surveillance by helicopter without a warrant can violate the Fourth Amendment, I thought you might be interested in … Continue reading →

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NM Supreme Court: Aerial surveillance without warrant violates 4th Amendment

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 20, 2015

Yesterday, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its opinion in the closely-watched case of State v. Norman Davis. The case began in 2006, when a police helicopter spotted marijuana plants in a greenhouse owned by Mr. Davis in Taos County. … Continue reading →

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Commission selects four applicants for NM Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 19, 2015

In my earlier post about this morning’s Judicial Nominating Commission meeting, I noted that I had to leave at lunch time, so I did not get to see who was selected, but according to this story by Scott Sandlin in … Continue reading →

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Nominating commission interviews NM Supreme Court applicants

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 19, 2015

This morning I had the pleasure of attending the New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission’s meeting in Santa Fe to interview applicants for the Supreme Court seat that Justice Bosson will vacate at the end of the month. The meeting started at … Continue reading →

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Eight apply for NM Supreme Court vacancy

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on October 10, 2015

The Santa Fe New Mexican has this story about the eight judges and lawyers who applied for the upcoming vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court by yesterday’s deadline. The New Mexico Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the applicants on … Continue reading →

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Convictions upheld in 2010 murder of Albuquerque teenager

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 17, 2015

The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued a non-precedential opinion in State v. Pagan-Rivera, affirming convictions for murder and other crimes in connection with the November 2010 shooting death of eighteen-year-old Dwayne Johnson in Albuquerque. Justice Daniels wrote the opinion. For … Continue reading →

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Tips and useful data on NM Supreme Court practice

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 16, 2015

At last Friday’s 26th Annual New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute, Justice Richard Bosson and Joey Moya, Clerk of the Court, gave an informative presentation on practice before the New Mexico Supreme Court. Here are some of the useful bits of … Continue reading →

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In which prosecutors must keep their promises, and talking to the police does little good

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 15, 2015

Last week the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its decision in State v. Donovan King, a case where the defendant was convicted of murder and tampering with evidence. After being detained, a police officer relayed a prosecutor’s offer not to … Continue reading →

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NM Supreme Court upholds warrantless arrest of shoplifting suspect

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 14, 2015

Last week the New Mexico Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Bosson, upheld the warrantless arrest of a shoplifting suspect in State v. Paananen. Scott Sandlin of the Albuquerque Journal has this story about the decision.

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Judge Gary Clingman to apply for seat on NM Supreme Court

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 14, 2015

Yesterday the Republican Party of Grant County posted the following photo on its Twitter feed: 1st VC Curtis Stevens Jr. w/NM Supreme Court applicant Gary Clingman during his visit to Silver City yesterday.#nmpol pic.twitter.com/b66Quq56EL — GOP of Grant County (@GrantCounty_GOP) September 13, … Continue reading →

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