Tag Archives: Criminal Law

Borrower who failed to make payments can’t be criminally charged for damaging property

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on April 4, 2014

In 2006 Wyatt Earp (no, not that Wyatt Earp) bought a home on a real estate contract. (In New Mexico, “real estate contract” is a term of art, which refers to an arrangement in which the buyer agrees to pay … Continue reading →

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“New Mexico Supreme Court affirms conviction in Carlsbad killing”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 17, 2013

The Carlsbad Current-Argus has this report about a non-precedential opinion (State v. Lopez) issued last week by the New Mexico Supreme Court, affirming the first-degree murder conviction of a former Mexican police officer who killed a man in Carlsbad in 2009.

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Child endangerment conviction affirmed: father smoked meth, kept unsecured firearms in home

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 13, 2013

Yesterday, in State v. Schaaf, the New Mexico Court of Appeals affirmed a father’s conviction for “negligent child abuse by endangerment.” Five-year old triplets lived in the home, along with a teenager. In upholding the conviction, Judge Cynthia Fry‘s opinion notes that … Continue reading →

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Dry ice bombs are not “explosives,” NM Court of Appeals holds

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on June 11, 2013

Dry ice bombs may be illegal at Disneyland, but not in New Mexico. That seems to be the lesson of the Court of Appeals’ recent decision in State v. Alverson. When Alamogordo police searched Kevin Alverson’s car, they found two … Continue reading →

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