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Penalties for possession, use and selling of marijuana in the U.S. have changed greatly in the past five years. Twenty-nine states in the U.S. currently allow a qualified person to legally purchase and possess marijuana in controlled amounts for medical use within...
If you believe you have lost a loved one due to a wrongful death, there is no amount of financial reimbursement that can erase your pain and loss. However, understanding wrongful death claims may help you collect the compensation you need and deserve to recover from...
If you have suffered from a personal injury, financial compensation cannot erase your pain and suffering, or replace time lost with your family, or help you regain time lost living your usual life. However, understanding personal injury claims could help you to...
Changes to the Law In 2015, House Bill 560 was signed into law in New Mexico ending civil asset forfeiture. This law also closed a loophole allowing law enforcement to pass cases off to the federal government to bypass the state law. Civil asset forfeiture once...
If you have been accused of drug trafficking in New Mexico, you have been charged with a serious felony. Drug trafficking means that you are doing more than illegally obtaining and possessing a controlled substance. The charge includes transporting, manufacturing,...
Tax Fraud In broad terms, tax fraud in New Mexico* consists of: Willfully and knowingly making a false tax return, statement or other document. Willfully assisting, procuring, advising, or counseling on the preparation or presentation of a false or fraudulent return...
What are Civil Rights? Under U.S. and New Mexico law, you have the right to be treated the same as anyone else. This means no one has the right to discriminate against you based on your race, gender, religion, disability or sexual partner preference. Civil Rights are...
In 2016, the New Mexico Legislature passed a constitutional amendment giving judges new authority to deny release to proven dangerous or high-risk defendants—even if such defendants can pay to buy a bail bond. Judges were also given the authority to release defendants...
If you, a friend or a loved one has been accused of a “white collar crime,” you might be wondering what that term means and how serious the charges are. First given this name by Sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939, white collar crimes are acts that usually do not...
Your rights are protected by the U.S. and New Mexico State Constitutions Several of the Amendments to the United States (U.S.) Constitution protect us from governmental abuse of power, namely the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th and 14th amendments. The 4th Amendment to the U.S....
