State v. Trevizo — New Mexico Supreme Court affirms suppression of privileged medical statements
Case State of New Mexico v. Alexee J. Trevizo Court New Mexico Supreme Court Judge Michael E. Vigil (appointment info […]
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Valerio v. Cristobal De La Serna Land Grant — Court rejected land grant immunity from a quiet-title suit
Case Ruben A. Valerio, Personal Representative of the Estate of Candido Valerio, Deceased; Cultural Energy, a New Mexico Non-Profit Corporation
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State v. Mendez — New Mexico Supreme Court reverses DWI conviction, holds biased juror should have been struck for cause
Case State of New Mexico v. Carlos Miguel Mendez Court New Mexico Supreme Court Date Decided July 13, 2026 Docket
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State v. Morgan — New Mexico Supreme Court holds officer had reasonable suspicion, reverses suppression order
Case State of New Mexico v. James Morgan Court New Mexico Supreme Court Date Decided July 13, 2026 Docket No.
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In re Detsoi — New Mexico Supreme Court removes magistrate judge who repeatedly dismissed criminal cases without notice or hearing
Case In the Matter of Hon. Brent A. Detsoi, McKinley County Magistrate Court Court New Mexico Supreme Court Date Decided
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State v. Trujillo — New Mexico Supreme Court reduces first-degree murder to second-degree, finding insufficient evidence of deliberate intent
Case State of New Mexico v. Judah Elijah Trujillo Court Supreme Court of New Mexico Date Decided July 9, 2026
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State v. Causey — New Mexico Supreme Court holds that its constitutional exclusionary rule applies to out-of-state searches, barring Texas-seized evidence from New Mexico prosecution
Case State of New Mexico v. Adrian Dontae Causey Court New Mexico Supreme Court Date Decided July 8, 2026 Docket
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State v. Eaker — New Mexico Supreme Court reverses habeas discharge, holds sex offender parole attaches at sentencing without requiring actual prison time served
Case State of New Mexico v. Hezekiah D. Eaker Court New Mexico Supreme Court Judge Vargas (Michelle Lujan Grisham, 2020)
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ACLU of New Mexico v. NM Corrections Dept. — New Mexico Supreme Court holds prison department’s internal confidentiality policies cannot block public records requests
Case American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico v. New Mexico Corrections Department and Andrew Kuhlmann, in his official capacity
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State v. Bowersox — New Mexico Court of Appeals dismisses State’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction, holding a without-prejudice dismissal for failure to arraign is not a final order
Case State of New Mexico v. David Henry Bowersox a/k/a David Bowersox Court New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge Hanisee
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Ferlic v. Lovelace Health Sys. — New Mexico Supreme Court holds hospital’s MMA damages cap applies to vicarious liability claims arising from unqualified nurse employees
Case Katherine Ferlic, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Pamela Smith, deceased v. Lovelace Health System, LLC, d/b/a
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State v. Freeman — New Mexico Supreme Court affirms conviction, holds jury-instruction referrals rebut prejudice presumption despite defendant’s exclusion from jury communications
Case State of New Mexico v. Joshua Shane Freeman Court Supreme Court of New Mexico Judge Bacon (Michelle Lujan Grisham,
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Kiehne v. N.M. Dep’t of Game & Fish — Court reverses nuisance ruling, affirms no taking; dismisses all claims by ranchers over elk herd damage
Case Kalvin Kiehne, et al. v. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and New Mexico State Game Commission Court
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State v. Kahla — Firearm Enhancement on Shooting-at-Vehicle Conviction Does Not Violate Double Jeopardy
The New Mexico Court of Appeals affirmed convictions for battery, shooting at or from a motor vehicle with a firearm enhancement, and conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence — formalizing as published precedent that the firearm enhancement under NMSA 1978, § 31-18-16 does not violate double jeopardy when applied to a shooting-at-vehicle conviction, and holding for the first time in a published opinion that identifying bullet-impact marks in photographs constitutes lay, not expert, testimony.