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If you decide to refuse a Breathalyzer test after a traffic stop, you should know that the decision to do so many seriously affect your future. Your license will be suspended if you don't take the test because you violated the implied consent law. While some people...
Alcohol intoxication makes people’s bodies respond in different ways. Depending on how much they’ve had to drink, they may feel impaired or totally fine. Some may have slower reaction times. Others may realize that they have a change in their attitude or actions. If...
Did you know that over 90% of criminal cases never proceed to trial because the defendants and their attorneys reach a plea deal with prosecutors? If it weren’t for plea deals, the criminal courts would be even more backed up than they already are, and the prisons...
A significant decrease in drunk driving fatalities happened over the last several years in New Mexico. But there is still much work that to do in this area. Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a criminal offense that can bring...
Heart disease beats out cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes to make it at the top of the list as the leading killer of women. It claims an estimated 333,000 women's lives each year. Men are far more likely to survive a heart attack than their female...
Mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes are largely a product of the no-holds-barred approach to law enforcement of the past. The idea was to make the prospect of a severe sentence so unappealing that people would think twice before they crossed any legal...
It seems like a passenger wouldn't be able to get a DWI because they wouldn’t be driving while intoxicated or under the influence. By definition, they’re not in control of the vehicle. But does that mean that it’s legal for them to drink in the vehicle? Open...
If you’re interested in avoiding distracted driving, the first thing you’ll probably do is put your phone away while you’re in the car. Maybe you’ll even turn it off entirely. Next, you’ll likely start doing common tasks -- adjusting the mirrors, programing the GPS,...
There have been a lot of changes in 2020 to the way that Americans live, work and play. Those changes have led to a remarkable drop in DWI fatalities and arrests in New Mexico even though evidence suggests that alcohol consumption has actually increased. It’s not...
You didn’t mean to do anything wrong. You weren’t even aware that you might be breaking the law the last time you went hunting. Just the same, there’s a citation from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) sitting in your mailbox. Your buddy told you that...
