There are attorneys who specialize in bringing lawsuits against law enforcement officers and agencies for violations of civil rights. They may advertise as personal injury or civil rights lawyers.

You would need to provide more details. While a tort claim is probably not the avenue, there usually is a process for taking inventory and providing a receipt of voucher of property taken. There can be many breakdowns in that process. Alternatively, depending on the facts, the property might be... View More

You should consult with an attorney. What options you have will depend on many facts, which you have not provided here. For example, you may be contemplating bringing a civil rights lawsuit. You do not automatically have a case just because your conviction was overturned after you served some... View More

You need to have a full discussion with a local attorney about this. You are not going to get an adequate answer on the internet for free that will address all the issues involved as to whether there might be a conflict of interest here.

When anyone is accused of crime, they have the right to remain silent. Yes, he needs an attorney first. If he is alleged to have committed a crime, he must remain silent. If they have enough to arrest him, they will.

You are facing 18 years and ask only if the charges are different? Yes, they are different charges, most likely.

Of course, that would depend upon the facts, and you have not given enough here.

Probably the best thing you can do is to go see a local criminal defense attorney to find out if the judge would be able to order that he serve the rest of his time during weekends. That is the only thing that I can think of that might help you, and probably to discuss the issues fully with the... View More

You will be prosecuted probably for a misdemeanor and will need an attorney for that. You probably will not be deported. Possession of a small amount of marijuana is not a crime of moral turpitude.

Probably not, and especially not if the law allows her to negotiate in a family matter, which it most certainly does. Seek advice from a family lawyer about all of this.

Go to a local criminal defense attorney and have a face to face discussion about this.

What you see on law and order, the defendant and his attorney negotiating with the investigator and the prosecutor, a common scene on that TV show, is not reality. If they have enough probable cause to arrest my client, then they can make an arrest. If they do not have enough probable cause for... View More

No, you do not have the capacity to consent to sex.

Legally and without liability? That depends more on what is done in public than whether you have a body cam, but who can answer this question fully, without doing a ton of legal research on this precise topic?

You have not provided enough information for an answer. It depends upon the facts and the amount of the controlled substance, niether of which you gave. You can look at the statutes right here on Justia.

Do a simple internet search for restoration of gun rights in New Mexico. I did, and this is just part of what was there:

After ten years, your firearm rights are restored pursuant to N. M. Stat. Ann. § 30- 7-16. ... New Mexico law is clear and straight forward on the matter.

Do a simple internet search on "expungement in NM." There will be many results. Start reading some basic information on this topic.

Usually, there is a trespass warning given or perhaps appropriate signs posted. You need more than basic legal information because you are asking a question which presumes that there are laws governing this. In order to answer this precise question, one has to know all of the applicable statutes,... View More

Your husband has been arrested. He needs to get a private criminal defense attorney locally, who will investigate all the facts and circumstances and represent him accordingly.

Did you have a basic legal question that you forgot to ask?