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.