In a highly unusual outcome to a complex and emotionally charged criminal case, defense attorney Dan Cron secured a plea deal Wednesday that spared his 78-year-old client from serving additional prison time for the 2021 shooting death of her husband.

In a major legal victory for the defense, prosecutors have dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a former City of Santa Fe Public Utilities employee accused of fatally shooting a coworker in 2022. The dismissal, filed in District Court, marks the conclusion of a high-stakes case that drew widespread attention—and underscores the effectiveness of the Dan Cron Law Firm.

SANTA FE, N.M. — In a major legal victory that spotlighted the prowess of the defense team, renowned attorney Dan Cron led the defense of his client, who was acquitted of second-degree murder in the death of Santa Fe radio host DJ.. The high-profile jury trial ended with acquittal on the murder charge and a deadlock on lesser manslaughter offenses, underscoring Cron’s strategic courtroom performance.

n a closely watched case involving mandatory reporting laws and school officials, criminal charges were dismissed this week against the Santo Niño Regional Catholic School Principal and a staff member who had been accused of failing to report suspected child abuse by a former health aide.

In a landmark outcome for Jan. 6-related cases, defense attorney Dan Cron secured a complete acquittal for his client, Los Alamos engineer, in a federal bench trial before aU.S. District Judge. The ruling marks the first full exoneration among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions—an extraordinary defense victory in a case widely seen as part of a historic legal reckoning.

After more than eight years of legal battles and three trials, a Santa Fe jury on Thursday found the suspect, 74, not guilty of sexually assaulting two young boys in the showers at Fort Marcy Recreation Complex in 2015. The verdict marked the end of a long and emotionally charged case—and a major milestone for the defense, led by veteran Santa Fe attorney Dan Cron.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Fe has reached a $1.4 million settlement with the U.S. government following a long-standing dispute over unfulfilled federal grants for a facility that was never built, federal officials announced this week. Representing the organization throughout the process, Santa Fe attorney Dan Cron helped guide the nonprofit through complex negotiations and defended it against allegations of fraud.

After nearly four years since a devastating 2009 collision that claimed four teenage lives, a jury acquitted the defendant Thursday of vehicular homicide and related charges—a verdict that shines a quiet light on the steadfast work of his defense counsel, attorney Dan Cron.