Appeals Court Upholds Crime Stoppers Testimony
The New Mexico Court of Appeals upheld Sammy Joe Lovato's second degree murder conviction from July 1977 based on Crime Stoppers informant testimony in the Leyba killing at a northwest Albuquerque bar. The court found no error in the payment of rewards, noting Crime Stoppers standards and lack of DA involvement.
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Santa FE
Albuquerque
State Court of Appeals
Sammy Joe Lovato
Joseph H. Leyba
Lovato
Greg McAleese
Miss Duran
McAleese
EIA to Enforce Safe Drinking Water Act in New Mexico
The Environmental Improvement Agency will take primary enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act on April 1, shifting from federal EPA oversight. Systems with 15+ connections or 25+ users must submit monthly bacteriological samples to certified labs, with large cities like Albuquerque sending up to 200 samples monthly. If violations occur, utilities must notify consumers via news media and billing notices and take corrective action.
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Santa FE
State Environmental Improvement Agency
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EIA
Albuquerque
Francisco Garcia
New Mexico Senate Hopeful Fox Promotes Jobs and Energy Policy
Stephen W. Fox, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in New Mexico, advocates higher per capita income, full employment, affordable health care, improved education, and arid zone agricultural innovation. He opposes nuclear waste in the state and criticizes oil dependence, proposing a tax credit for secondary oil recovery and fairer pricing. Fox notes past work with Global Peace and graduate studies at UNM and the American Graduate School. EIA officials emphasize water testing, public notification of violations, and enforceable consumer protections. The state received $190,000 from the federal government for water monitoring through Oct 31, with a request for $400,000 more.
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Albuquerque
Stephen W. Fox
U.S. Senate
New Mexico
Fox
Westinghouse
Senate
Washington
University of New Mexico
Alabagerque
American Graduate School of International Management
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Patricia Duran
Duran
Lighthouse Laundry
West Alameda
EPA
Sears
Garcia
Sears, Roebuck and CO
America
Elliot
S. Main
Roswell, N.M
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