ONE WAY TO KEEP THE “WORST OF THE WORST” OFF THE STREETS IS TO KEEP THEM BEHIND BARS LONGER. CONVICTIONS IN FEDERAL COURT OFTEN LEAD TO LONGER SENTENCES. NOW, U-S ATTORNEY DAMON MARTINEZ IS WORKING WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A RAUL TORRES.
THE U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE WILL TRAIN FOUR PROSECUTORS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE D-A TO BECOME ASSISTANT U-S ATTORNEYS WHO WILL THEN TRY SOME OF THEIR CASES IN FEDERAL COURT. HE SAYS THEY’RE ALSO STILL TAKING THESE WORST OFFENDER CASES FROM OTHER D-A’S OFFICES FROM ACROSS NEW MEXICO.
IT’S HOPED THE COLLABORATION WILL HELP ADDRESS THE STATE’S VIOLENT CRIME EPIDEMIC.
