HOW LONG IS A NEW MEXICO POLICE OFFICER ALLOWED TO STOP MY VEHICLE? Assuming that the officer has a legitimate reason to stop your vehicle, the length of the stop is limited to the time that it takes to conduct a investigation regarding the basis for...
To incarcerate or not to incarcerate that is the question. On one end of the debate we have the McGruff’s of our nation that believe we need to take a bite out of crime by punishing and rehabilitating criminals with an iron fist through the steel bars of...
How Does a Drug Conviction Affects your Ability to Receive Federal Aid in Albuquerque, New Mexico? For over a decade I’ve heard this question whispered from the Sub Ballroom at UNM to the halls at the Metropolitan Court House. This is one of those...
This is a picture of Marques Listy and me at the First Annual Medical Marijuna Expo. During the Expo I had the opportunity to speak about the rights that are provided by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution against illegal searches and seizures. The...
WELCOME TO THE (505) SANCHEZ BLOG Greetings to all of my present and future friends. My name is Matthew Legan Sanchez. Some of my friends call me Matt, some call me Legan, and some call me Sanchez. In the past, I was occasionally called by my full name...
