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•New Mexico Supreme Court remanded Shawn Diggie's challenge to sex offender parole supervision for reconsideration by district court

NM Supreme Court Remands Sex Offender Parole Case After Aragon Ruling

The New Mexico Supreme Court has remanded a case involving a pro se petitioner's challenge to indeterminate sex offender parole supervision back to district court for reconsideration. The remand follows the high court's recent decision in *Aragon v. Martinez*, which significantly impacts the legal framework governing sex offender parole duration review hearings.

•The case was held in abeyance pending the court's decision in Aragon v. Martinez, which addressed similar legal issues

•New Mexico Supreme Court remanded case challenging sex offender parole duration calculations

New Mexico Supreme Court Remands Sex Offender Parole Duration Case

The New Mexico Supreme Court remanded *Emord v. Martinez* back to the district court for reconsideration of how parole time is calculated for sex offender supervision eligibility. The court's order follows recent precedential decisions that may affect similar cases.

•Edward Emord sought to include in-house parole time in eligibility determinations for review hearings

•Supreme Court initially denied Hammonds' petition challenging indefinite sex offender parole supervision

New Mexico Supreme Court Remands Sex Offender Parole Case After Precedent

The New Mexico Supreme Court has remanded a pro se petitioner's challenge to indefinite sex offender parole supervision after initially denying the case. The court's reversal followed its decision in *Aragon v. Martinez*, which significantly affected parole duration review legal standards.

•Court withdrew denial and held case pending resolution of related Aragon v. Martinez case

•Supreme Court held Roth case in abeyance pending resolution of related Aragon v. Martinez case

New Mexico Supreme Court Remands Sex Offender Parole Case After Aragon Decision

The New Mexico Supreme Court has remanded the case of James Roth v. State back to the district court following its landmark decision in Aragon v. Martinez, which significantly affects sex offender parole review procedures. Roth had sought release from indeterminate sex-offender parole after claiming the state failed to hold required duration review hearings.

•Aragon decision issued in July 2025 significantly affects sex offender parole review law

•Supreme Court remanded case after holding it pending related *Aragon v. Martinez* decision that affects sex offender parole law

NM Supreme Court Remands Sex Offender Parole Case After Aragon Ruling

The New Mexico Supreme Court has remanded *LaCasse v. Rios* to the district court following its July 2025 decision in *Aragon v. Martinez*. Rey Napoleon LaCasse, representing himself, had sought release from indeterminate sex-offender parole after authorities failed to conduct required duration review hearings.

•Pro se petitioner LaCasse sought release from indeterminate parole due to missed statutory duration review hearing deadlines

•Solomon Hayhurst III's first-degree murder conviction for killing his father was upheld by the New Mexico Supreme Court

New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Son's Murder Conviction for Father's Death

The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of Solomon Hayhurst III for shooting his father to death in 2019. The court rejected Hayhurst's appeal claims regarding prosecutorial misconduct and witness testimony, finding no reversible error in his trial.

•Jury rejected self-defense claim after security footage contradicted Hayhurst's statements to police

•David Gonzales challenged his continued sex offender parole supervision due to alleged failures to hold timely duration review hearings

New Mexico Supreme Court Remands Sex Offender Parole Case

The New Mexico Supreme Court issued a dispositional order remanding David Gonzales v. State of New Mexico to the district court for reconsideration. The case involves a pro se petitioner challenging his continued indeterminate sex-offender parole supervision after alleged failures to hold timely duration review hearings.

•The Supreme Court held the case in abeyance pending its decision in the related Aragon v. Martinez case

•Illinois Supreme Court accepted appeal from Chicago Police Retirement Board challenging appellate court ruling on disability benefits

Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court Hears Police Disability Benefits Appeal

The Illinois Supreme Court has accepted an appeal from the Chicago Police Retirement Board challenging an appellate court decision that would have required the board to award disability benefits to officer Donald B. Moreland. The case centers on whether the retirement board properly denied duty disability benefits despite the Chicago Police Department's determination that Moreland was disabled.

•Case involves officer Donald Moreland whose disability benefits were initially denied but later ordered by appellate court

•Butler was convicted of sexually abusing his younger sister over four years when she was ages 4-8

Illinois Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Child Abuse Conviction Despite Limited Testimony

The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed Sidney Butler's sexual abuse conviction, ruling that his sister's limited courtroom testimony satisfied constitutional confrontation requirements even though she claimed not to remember the abuse detailed in a forensic video interview.

•The victim provided biographical information in court but claimed not to remember abuse details from her forensic interview