17-05-2016 19:17 via abqjournal.com

Law giving judges access to juvenile records takes effect

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A handful of New Mexico laws are set to take effect Wednesday, including one allowing judges to review some crime suspects’ juvenile court histories when making sentencing and bail decisions. Jaydon’s Law, named for an Albuquerque teen who was shot and killed last year, was one of the more high-profile, tough-on-crime measure […]
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