Attorney at Law
Robles, Rael & Anaya, P.C.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Having defended numerous police misconduct and prisoner rights cases in both federal and state courts, Mr. Robles is a trial lawyer with considerable expertise in Section 1983 litigation. Both as an Assistant City Attorney and in private practice, he has litigated numerous claims involving high speed vehicle pursuits, warrantless arrests, search warrant procurement and execution, crowd control during mass protests, use of less-lethal force, the use of Taser, police K-9 apprehension (bite), and police shootings. During his thirty years in the practice, he has tried approximately 70 cases to juries in federal and state court. He has successfully defended twelve police shooting cases (five by jury trial and seven by summary judgment). He also obtained defense verdicts in five police K-9 apprehension cases, and two large scale anti-war protest cases by jury trial. In a high-profile criminal case, Mr. Robles represented one of two police officers who were charged with Second Degree Murder for the officers’ use of deadly force. After a two and half weeks of trial, the jury hung, splitting their vote 9-3 in favor of the officers.
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