Official Publication of the State Bar of New Mexico
December 13, 2023 • Volume 62, No. 23
Border, by Brian McPartlon (see page 6)
Inside This Issue Public Censure.....................................................................................10
From the New Mexico Supreme Court
A Message from State Bar of New Mexico President Benjamin I. Sherman and 2023 President's Timeline..........................................................12
2023-NMSC-023: No. S-1-SC-38861: State v. Vasquez-Salas..............................................................31
New Inductees to the Roehl Circle of Honor.................................14
2023-NMSC-024: No. S-1-SC-38169: State v. Veleta............................................................................36
Senior Lawyers Division's Attorney In-Memoriam Ceremony..15
From the New Mexico Court of Appeals
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Well, Maybe., by William D. Slease...........................................................................16
Memorandum Opinions........................................................42
New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice: Greening New Mexico's Legal Deserts Through the Rural Justice Initiative......18
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