Do e-mails written between a Taos attorney and an alleged victim in the State of New Mexico’s criminal case against a controversial church leader amount to “impermissible contact” with a State’s witness? Definitely not, according to a motion filed on the attorney’s behalf today. On November 3, Judge Gerald Baca ordered attorney Justin Lea to [...]

NM vs. Bent According to a court filing on his behalf, attorney Justin Lea “is excercising his right to excuse Judge Gerald Baca from presiding over the cause of action wherein the State seeks to have Justin Lea answer to a charge of contempt of court.” This new development in the Wayne Bent case comes [...]