Courts - The Journal

American Rivers ranks waters in New Mexico as the most endangered in the country

Recent Supreme Court rulings stripped protections from the vast majority of waterways in the state

DATE: Apr 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set

Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Colorado appeals court rules in favor of Durango resident in open records case

Attorney says municipalities need ‘legislative clarity’ on what’s exempt from CORA requests

DATE: Apr 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Brett Robsion receives probation for possessing firearm, stolen property

Robsion appeared in court via Webex during his sentencing

DATE: Apr 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

District Attorney Christian Hatfield to run for re-election in November

Hatfield was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis in 2023

DATE: Apr 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Community

Scott Chilleen’s sentencing pushed back after defense requests evidentiary hearing

Chilleen was set to be sentenced Monday for 2021 crash

DATE: Mar 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Christian Champagne recounts triumphs before moving to next role

Outgoing district attorney said biggest wins were justice for victims of egregious crimes

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plewe considers jury trial for alleged street shooter

The defense will present one more potential plea deal on March 26

DATE: Mar 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Lewis woman sentenced to 25 years for husband’s murder

Joyce Marie Garcia had claimed the 2023 death was a mercy killing

DATE: Mar 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Cortez woman faces jury trial after refusing to move parked RV

Price had 96 hours to move her vehicle after her court case at the beginning of February

DATE: Feb 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Colorado’s public defenders say they need 230 more attorneys to provide effective counsel

Biggest factor driving need is a 4,500% increase in volume of evidence in the digital age

DATE: Feb 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Update: Woman given 96 hours to move her illegally parked RV arrested

The RV has been parked illegally in Cortez for months behind the social services building

DATE: Feb 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime