Criminal Law

Byline: Steve Terrell Despite the concerns of Senate Rules Committee Chairwoman Linda Lopez about Corrections Secretary-designate Gregg Marcantel, the state Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marcantel for the job. The vote was 38 to...

Byline: Tom Sharpe The Old Main prison south of Santa Fe is cold and dark, with rusty metal, broken glass and fire-stained walls where a bloody prison riot left 33 prisoners dead 32...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The biggest wave of business bankruptcies may be over (key words here are "may be," pending the economy's trajectory), but that's not to say the courts will be devoid of with...

Historically rich and rooted in tradition, yet distinctly modern. Culturally diverse and still defiantly proud and patriotic. Texas is forged from contradictions, merging seamlessly to create a unique and spirited destination. We invite...

Brent Beckley, co-founder of Absolute Poker, a Costa Rica-based online gambling website, pleaded guilty to charges pertaining to conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud and conspiracy to violate U.S. Internet gambling...

FAIRMONT, W.Va., Feb. 1, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Backbone Security is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of their Steganography Application Fingerprint Database (SAFDB) which now contains 1,025 steganography applications....

Byline: Steve Terrell Noe "Lil Loco" Torres, a fugitive suspect in a fatal 1995 drive-by shooting of a 10-year-old boy in Clovis, thought he might get help from Gov. Susana Martinez. He thought...

Byline: Staff and wire reports New judge in case of manslaughter State District Judge T. Glenn Ellington recused himself from a Rio Arriba County man's vehicular-manslaughter case Monday after the defense showed that...

The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: * Someone stole a purse at about 1:30 p.m. Monday from a car parked at Walmart, 3251 Cerrillos Road. * An iMac computer...

OUR WEB READERS HAD THE FOLLOWING TO SAY ABOUT SOME OF LAST WEEK'S STORIES: "Police: Suspect in fatal shooting remains at large: Police believe Santa Fe man with criminal past killed teen, injured...

Byline: The New Mexican Man arrested in Springer shooting New Mexico State Police have arrested a Springer man on an open count of murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a Raton...

Byline: Nico Roesler Arthur Anaya appeared for his arraignment in a red-orange jumpsuit that looked two sizes too big. The man whose mug shot had been circulated for nearly a week in connection...

The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: * Edi Alvarado-Perez, 45, 618 Alarid St., was arrested and charged with battery and larceny after he reportedly struck a man in the...

By IsraelNationalNews.com Twice during this past week, Palestinian Authority official television broadcast warm greetings from the mother of Hakem Awad, who butchered five members of one family, to her son. The mother, as...

2 hours ago NETHERLANDS - Two former directors at PREIM - the erstwhile property manager of the EUR14bn Dutch pension fund for Philips - have been found guilty of fraud....

By IsraelNationalNews.com & Ha'aretz Marwan Barghouti, a Fatah kingpin serving five consecutive life sentences for terror murders, was sent into isolation Wednesday as punishment for granting interviews to Israeli and foreign journalists when...

The new year brings a few new laws for employers, including law firms, though the changes are relatively minor compared to past years, according to Christie Totten, an employment law attorney with Davis...

News reports suggesting that a defamation plaintiff was involved in a double murder fell within the fair reporting and fair comment privileges, Maryland's highest court has ruled in affirming judgment. The defendants are...

NEWS The government is set to re-write controversial plans for the so-called "greening" of the Common Agricultural Policy to make them fairer for UK farmers. DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman said European Commission proposals...