DISTRICT ATTORNEYS FROM AROUND NEW MEXICO ARE ASKING THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO MODIFY THE RULES CONCERNING DETENTION HEARINGS. BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A RAUL TORREZ SAYS THESE HEARINGS SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES, BUT THAT’S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. HE SAYS THEY CAN RUN FOR HOURS OR EVEN TWO DAYS, WHICH HE SAYS CREATES A RESOURCE IMPACT. .
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS WANT THE COURT TO PUT RULES IN PLACE FOR DETENTION HEARINGS THAT ARE MORE IN LINE WITH HEARINGS HELD IN FEDERAL COURTS WHERE THE DETENTION RATE IS MUCH HIGHER THAN IN DISTRICT COURTS.
