Posts Tagged ‘plea deal’
Caseloads Overwhelm Public Defenders
July 16, 2021 – The Line opinion panel looks at the impact of tough-on-crime policy decisions for the state court system. Public defenders from southern New Mexico’s 12th Judicial District say they can’t prepare an effective defense for each of the nearly 300 felony cases scheduled for trial over an upcoming four-week period. Do policymakers…
Read MoreThe Line: Plea Deal For Former Martinez Official
April 20, 2018 – A plea deal for former Environment Department Secretary Ryan Flynn has been under scrutiny in local media outlets this year. Jeff Proctor and Justin Horwath recently wrote about new information they uncovered in public records requests for the Santa Fe Reporter and New Mexico in Depth. Gene Grant and this week’s…
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