LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge Friday granted a new trial to a Deming couple and their son who were convicted of making false statements during a 2011 firearms sting at their Luna County gun store, New Deal Shooting Sports.
Last year, a jury convicted Rick and Terri Reese and their son, Ryin, of making false statements on investigation forms. They were acquitted of most of the charges stemming from an investigation in which undercover agents posed as straw buyers of guns in 2011.
According to the Las Cruces Sun-News, Judge Robert C. Brack granted a defense motion of a new trial because prosecutors allegedly violated the defendants' due process rights by failing to turn over evidence that could challenge the credibility of a prosecution witness.
It was not immediately known when the new trial would be scheduled.
Last year, a jury convicted Rick and Terri Reese and their son, Ryin, of making false statements on investigation forms. They were acquitted of most of the charges stemming from an investigation in which undercover agents posed as straw buyers of guns in 2011.
According to the Las Cruces Sun-News, Judge Robert C. Brack granted a defense motion of a new trial because prosecutors allegedly violated the defendants' due process rights by failing to turn over evidence that could challenge the credibility of a prosecution witness.
It was not immediately known when the new trial would be scheduled.
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