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SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued pardons Jan. 6, invoking her power of executive clemency for 12 people convicted of crimes in New Mexico. The overwhelming majority of those pardoned were guilty of non-violent offenses.
The offenses included drug possession, auto burglary, forgery and fraud, among others. All but one of the offenses dated back more than a decade; some to the 1980s.
Five of the individuals had applied for clemency under the Martinez administration. Four of them received no answer to their applications.
The latest issuance of executive clemency follows 19 pardons issued by Lujan Grisham in June 2020. Those had been the first pardons issued in the state...