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The Sad State of Indigent Defense Fifty Years After Gideon v. Wainwright

Sun, 05/04/2014 - 01:31 NM Justice

"You have the right to remain silent....You have the right to an attorney...." We all know this refrain, echoed time and time again by cops on TV and cops on our neighborhood streets. But is this promise actually fulfilled for those who cannot afford to hire a lawyer?

Information for Justice Reform Effort in New Mexico

Sun, 05/04/2014 - 01:24 NM Justice

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Are Mandatory Sentences Too Harsh?

Sun, 05/04/2014 - 01:20 NM Justice

Click here for the article (from CQ Press by way of New Mexico sentencing commission website.)

Beleaguered Albuquerque Department Reports Another Fatal Shooting by Police

Sat, 04/26/2014 - 14:33 NM Justice

from NY Times

ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque police officer fatally shot a suspected car thief on Monday during a foot chase in which, officials said, the suspect pointed a gun at the officer as he closed in on her. The shooting occurred 11 days after the Justice Department rebuked the Police Department for engaging in a “pattern or practice of unconstitutional use of deadly force.”