SANTA FE - Jurors on Wednesday found Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan guilty of two felony counts for helping a friend avoid arrest and pressuring a dep.
First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies
First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, who is also a member of the New Mexico Cannabis Regularity Advisory Committee for the New Mexico District Attorney Association, said what DAs have been tasked to do is a “pretty hefty undertaking.”
She said she’s instructed her office to assist anyone who reaches out to have cannabis crimes removed from their public criminal record under the new law.
“I’m totally pro-legalization, so if we’ve got to work a few extra nights to help people get it off their record – it’s worth it,” she said.