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Illegal Search and Seizure: Your Home is Still Your Castle

Category: Defendants Rights, United States, Guide

The 10th Circuit Court of appeal has recently upheld the long held and cherished 4th Amendment right protecting us from the illegal intrusions into our homes by police.

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Quotas for Albuquerque Police DWI Unit Encourages Below the Limits Arrests

Category: DUI Laws by State, New Mexico, Guide

The Albuquerque Journal reports quotas for police officers assigned to the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI Unit. The quota requires that DWI officers make 2 DWI/DUI arrests per shift. This quota...

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DWI/DUI License Revocation Hearing

Category: DUI and the DMV, New Mexico, Guide

Many clients are very surprised to learn that their license can be revoked even though they win their criminal case.  In fact, the revocation under the Implied Consent Act...

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Phone Conversations with the Police are Not Protected Under Miranda

Category: Defendants Rights, United States, Guide

The law of Miranda v. Arizona requires a Miranda reading of rights whenever there is a custodial interrogation of a suspect.  This means first that there is a custodial arrest.  Second, there is an interrogation.  If either is absent, there is no violation of Miranda...

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Albuquerque to Host International Drug Policy Reform Conference

Category: Criminal Defense, United States

October 6 By Parrish Collins

Albuquerque will host the International Drug Policy Reform Conference on November 12-14. Albuquerque hosted the conference once before in 2001...

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Confrontation of Witnesses in New Mexico Domestic Violence Cases: 6th Amendment Right

Category: Defendants Rights, Alabama

A criminal defendant has a right to 6th Amendment right confront and cross examine the State’s witnesses. In fact, this is the most important right of a defendant in domestic violence cases in Albuquerque and throughout New Mexico..

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Domestic Violence Charges Cannot be Taken Back: Cops Are Not Marital Counselors

Category: Domestic Violence, Violent Crime, Criminal Defense, United States, Guide

The situation is far too common. A couple has a little argument, or a big argument for that matter. There is no violence. There are no threats, no fear, no injuries, no harm...

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Immigration Consequences of Criminal Cases

Category: Deportation and Removal, Criminal Defense Case, Criminal Defense, Immigration Law, Featured, Guide

If you are not a United States citizen, and you are charged with a crime, the immigration consequences of a conviction could prove to be far more severe than the penal consequences...

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