by Jane | Jul 22, 2019 | New Mexico
Long-time readers of The Open File have often heard us lament that, despite Justice Thomas’s insistence that state bars are the proper avenue for dealing with prosecutorial misconduct, bar complaints are rarely filed against prosecutors and even more rarely lead to...
by Alec | Apr 22, 2015 | New Mexico, The Open File Blog
A hearing committee of the Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court has recommended that the Board dismiss charges of misconduct against the Taos District Attorney and one of his assistants, according to the Albuquerque Journal. In a case that we have been...
by Alec | Dec 29, 2014 | New Mexico, The Open File Blog
In an unusual development in a case we’ve been following in Taos County, the Albuquerque Journal reported Friday that a judge has fined an assistant district attorney for “abuse of power” following his extensive use of subpoenas that were never...
by Alec | Nov 3, 2014 | New Mexico, The Open File Blog
Last month we wrote about the Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court filing disciplinary charges against Taos District Attorney Donald Gallegos and assistant prosecutor Emilio Chavez, for their alleged issuance of over a hundred improper subpoenas. The...
by Alec | Oct 14, 2014 | New Mexico, The Open File Blog
Following the quashing of a robbery indictment earlier this year by a district court in Taos, the Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court has filed formal charges of professional misconduct against the prosecutor in the case, Assistant DA Emilio Chavez, as...
by OpenFile | May 1, 2014 | New Mexico, The Open File Blog
The late disclosure of exculpatory evidence by prosecutors has come to light in another murder case, this time resulting in a continuance of trial while an inquiry involving key players in the case is held. Rhiannon Montoya faces first-degree murder charges in Rio...
