Appeals Court judge to retire in disciplinary case (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:40:38 GMT
SANTA FENew Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Ira Robinson will leave the bench in two months under an agreement with a disciplinary panel that was investigating him, according to documents unsealed by the state Supreme Court.
Richland Hills man tried to make suicide look like a homicide (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:26:07 GMT
White balloons stuck on a cactus led New Mexico state police to take a closer look at a case that appeared to be murder.
Many inmates housed in private prisons; questions loom over whether privatizing is good choice (News West 9 Midland)
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:04:26 GMT
Associated Press - July 13, 2008 6:55 PM ET SANTA FE (AP) - When a prison opens next month in Clayton, the number of inmates living in the state's privately run prisons will almost match the...
DOJ: NM has high rate of private prison use (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:55:34 GMT
SANTA FEWhen the Northeast New Mexico Correctional Facility opens next month, the number of inmates living in the state's privately run prisons will almost match the number living in state-run slammers.
Judge's ruling could impact domestic well permits (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:25:35 GMT
SANTA FESouthern New Mexico farmers Horace Bounds Jr. and his wife, Jo, thought the 45 wells that people had drilled in recent years to supply homes near their irrigated lands along the Upper Mimbres River were drying up flows and infringing on their pre-1900s water rights.
Judge: Water rights must be studied before drilling (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:32:58 GMT
SANTA FE (AP) - The state engineer can't treat applications for domestic water wells differently than other types of water rights applications. So says state District Judge J.C. Robinson.
Santa Fe jury awards woman millions in damages (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:10:24 GMT
Associated Press - July 10, 2008 2:55 PM ET SANTA FE (AP) - A New Mexico jury has awarded $2.15 million in damages to an Arroyo Seco woman whose earlier default judgment was ignored by an...
Santa Fe jury awards woman millions in damages (KXAN 36 Austin)
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:57:34 GMT
SANTA FE (AP) - A New Mexico jury has awarded $2.15 million in damages to an Arroyo Seco woman whose earlier default judgment was ignored by an insurance company.
Study: Prison population on decline in N.M. (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:51:39 GMT
SANTA FE (AP) - New Mexico has fewer people in prison, according to a new study by the New Mexico Sentencing Commission. The study says the population in the states prisons has dropped 6.6 percent in the past two years to 6,269.
Study: Prison population on decline in N.M. (News West 9 Midland)
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:04:26 GMT
Associated Press - July 10, 2008 7:55 AM ET SANTA FE (AP) - New Mexico has fewer people in prison. A new study by the New Mexico Sentencing Commission says the population in the state's...