NEW MEXICO’S REPEAT OFFENDER LAWS ARE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION THESE DAYS. THAT AFTER ANDREW ROMERO, A MAN WITH A LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY, WAS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG BENNER.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE PAUL PACHECO, A RETIRED APD OFFICER, SAYS NEW MEXICO’S THREE STRIKES LAW IS PRACTICALLY WORTHLESS AND NEEDS TO BE TOUGHENED UP. HE ALSO SAYS VIOLENT CRIMINALS SHOULD SERVE THEIR FULL PRISON TERMS…AND NOT BE LET OUT EARLY.
