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If a suspended sentence is on the table, someone has probably told you that you won't go to prison. That may be true, at least at initial sentencing. It is not the whole picture, and the part nobody explains in the hallway is usually the part that matters two years...

Most New Mexicans first hear about the Earned Meritorious Deductions Act when a family member gets sentenced, and the conversation turns to a familiar question: how long are they actually going to be inside? It is almost never the same as the number the judge said out...

A conditional discharge in New Mexico allows certain defendants to resolve a criminal case without a formal conviction, provided they successfully complete probation. New Mexico law, however, provides for two separate conditional discharge statutes: a Narcotic CD...

If you have been offered a deferred sentence, someone has probably already told you it is a good deal. It often is. But most people walk out of that conversation with a mistaken idea of what they just agreed to. The misunderstanding tends to surface years later, at a...

What Is a Nolle Prosequi in New Mexico Criminal Cases? In New Mexico, a nolle prosequi is a formal act by the prosecutor dismissing a pending criminal case or charge, ordinarily without prejudice, meaning the State can refile if not otherwise barred. In State v....