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  • Juvenile sentencing proposal faces uphill climb in Legislature

    Milan Simonich, The New Mexican|Feb 7, 2018

    At age 15, Nehemiah Griego used rifles to kill his parents and three siblings in the family's Albuquerque home. Griego's rampage, which took the lives of his 9-year-old brother and sisters aged 5 and 2, shocked the conscience of New Mexico, said state Sen. Greg Baca. A judge decided that Griego would be prosecuted as a juvenile who was capable of being rehabilitated. Griego was committed to the custody of the state Children, Youth and Families Department. He is scheduled to be released next month when he turns 21. Baca, R-Belen, said Monday...