2023 NM LEGISLATURE UPDATE: Lawmakers Block Rebuttable Presumption For Pretrial Detention; DA Bregman Proclaims Pretrial System “Broken” When It’s His Office That Needs Fixing;  Enhanced Sentencing After Convictions Will  Have Impact On Violent Crime, Not Pretrial Detention

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for a second time is advocating major changes to the state’s  criminal justice pretrial detention system  in the form of enacting “rebuttable presumption” to make it easier to hold defendants accused of violent crimes until trial.  The legislation … Continue reading

3 Others  Applying Or Expressing Interest In Replacing DA Raúl Torrez; AG-Elect  Torrez Has “Checked Out”  DA’s Office As ADA’s Engage In Prohibited  Political Activity; Journal Editorial Downplays Need For Governor To Appoint Outsider District Attorney

On November 23, the Albuquerque Journal published a front page below the fold article entitled “Gov. urged to appoint deputy DA to office”.   The article reported that group of 49 prosecuting attorneys in the Albuquerque based 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s … Continue reading

APD Solves More Murders; Skews Numbers Proclaiming 97% Clearance Rate When Rate Was 18.2%; Medina’s Insubordination To Become Chief; City Breaks Murder Records Despite Keller’s Policies To Reduce Violent Crime; Clearance Rates Do Not Make People Safe

On May 19, 2022 and then again on July 9, 2022, the Albuquerque Journal reported that the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is doing a better job of solving the city’s homicides in 2022 than in the past several years, even … Continue reading