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Judge rules teen who killed his entire family at age 15 could be released at age 21
Daily Mail ^ | 12 February 2016

Posted on 02/12/2016 10:41:52 AM PST by MarvinStinson

Nehemiah Griego was 15 when he killed five family members at their home

A judge cleared the way Thursday for a New Mexico teenager who shot and killed his parents and three younger siblings to be sentenced as a juvenile and released from state custody by the time he turns 21.

Nehemiah Griego was 15 when he opened fire in his family's home south of Albuquerque, killing his mother as she slept and then his nine-year-old brother and two sisters, ages five and twod.

Griego's father was the last to die. The teen waited in a bathroom and ambushed the gang member turned pastor after he returned home.

Griego pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder for killing his parents and three counts of child abuse resulting in death for killing his siblings, ages 9, 5 and 2

'It all points in the same direction,' said Jeffrey Buckels, Griego's public defender. 'He's getting better and deserves a chance.'

Judge John Romero ruled on Griego's treatment after a hearing to determine whether he could be sentenced as a juvenile, which allows his release from state custody in just more than two years. Griego turns 21 in March 2018.

Prosecutor Michelle Pato described the killings as predatory and cold-blooded, with Griego waking his younger brother to show him his mother's body before shooting the 9-year-old too. Griego took a photo of the two victims before shooting his younger sisters in their beds. 'He played with his brother that day knowing he was going to kill him,' Pato said.

Judge Romero said state law called for the hearing and his findings to focus on Griego and his prospects for rehabilitation, not the offense.

A hearing will be held to sentence Griego as a juvenile in three to six weeks.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 02/12/2016 10:41:52 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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2 posted on 02/12/2016 10:43:02 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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Sympathy for the poor orphan?


3 posted on 02/12/2016 10:44:38 AM PST by CrazyIvan (Socialists are just communists in their larval stage.)
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To: MarvinStinson

“He killed his parents, judge.”
“Well, dammit, that makes him an orphan and
I can’t put an orphan in the gas chamber!”


4 posted on 02/12/2016 10:44:42 AM PST by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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To: Lazamataz; Mr Apple; SunkenCiv; LucyT; Grampa Dave; stephenjohnbanker; Lurker

The 15 year old, who could be released when he is 21, killed his entire family, father, mother, brother and two sisters, pictured above.

5 posted on 02/12/2016 10:48:09 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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Obviously bad parenting.

His parents should be punished instead of him.

Don’t blame the victim.

Maybe someone will want to adopt him.


6 posted on 02/12/2016 10:49:00 AM PST by sickoflibs (Trumpster : 'I don't care what he says, or what he said before. He is the only one I trust"')
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To: MarvinStinson
It all points in the same direction,' said Jeffrey Buckels, Griego's public defender. 'He's getting better and deserves a chance.'

Then Mr. Buckels will have no problem with boarding his client in his spare bedroom for the first year or two after his release from incarceration, will he?

7 posted on 02/12/2016 10:49:57 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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This “kid” has had a taste of killing. He’s no longer a human. It’s over.


8 posted on 02/12/2016 10:51:28 AM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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A judge actually believed that someone of any age who plans and commits the murder of 5 family members can “get better”?

But it is entirely possible that the little bastard won’t survive till age 21 in state custody...


9 posted on 02/12/2016 10:51:53 AM PST by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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Could be bammy’s son...look at those ears!
10 posted on 02/12/2016 10:54:25 AM PST by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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Defense attorneys' case presented a narrative of a teen who grew up in a chaotic environment, enduring emotional abuse by his mother and physical abuse at the hands of his father that likely led to a traumatic brain injury.

Seems they'd have to do better than that. As a kid, uncontrollable rage at his parents for extreme abuse might be treatable, but also sadistically murdering his little sisters puts him in the "fry 'em" category, to me.

He's a mass murdering sadistic psychopath. Let him out, he'll do it again.

11 posted on 02/12/2016 10:54:54 AM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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Nehemiah Griego will never be rehabilitated, he is hard wired for violence. I'm sure the defense attorney was able to find an expert witness psychologist able to convince the judge otherwise.........

My brother-in-law is a prominent Oncologist in the metro Detroit area and back in the early to mid '90's he was approached by Geoffrey Fieger's law firm to join them as an expert witness on malpractice lawsuits.......he wouldn't have anything to do with them. With that being said, he is occasionally asked to be a witness for malpractice defense teams.

12 posted on 02/12/2016 10:55:45 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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this monster is getting a better defense than his murdered family. The prosecutor had the change to charge this monster as an adult because of the nature of the crime, especially since they have determined that it was premeditated. Shame on the prosecution.


13 posted on 02/12/2016 10:56:47 AM PST by Cyclone59 (Where are we going, and what's with the handbasket?)
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To: MarvinStinson

Death penalty: for the judge.


14 posted on 02/12/2016 10:57:42 AM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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Second to last paragraph, honestly just curdled my stomach.

“A residential supervisor at Sequoyah Lodge, where Griego is undergoing treatment, said the 18-year-old had matured into a role model for other troubled boys, while one teacher described the teen as a thoughtful student despite having expressed racist viewpoints, a fascination with war and Nazi Germany, and the notion of absolute power”.


15 posted on 02/12/2016 11:12:41 AM PST by CaptainPhilFan
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To: samtheman

Sadly, until the judges who make these decisions suffer the consequences, nothing will change.


16 posted on 02/12/2016 11:23:22 AM PST by Wolfie
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To: MarvinStinson

Many years ago I worked at a “youth center” aka juvenile prison. Had a kid who at 15 with his twin murdered his step father and left his step mother for dead. Because it was a juvenile facility, the philosophy of the time encouraged, strongly encouraged, release after about 3 months—unless the youth in question exhibited problems while locked up. By law he would have to be released on his 18th birthday.

Juvenile justice, at least as it was practiced then, was not to be punishment for crimes, but guidance away from “delinquency”. Many would be surprised at how truly evil a 13 or 14-year-old kid can be—and that rarely changes on his 18th birthday.


17 posted on 02/12/2016 11:24:14 AM PST by hanamizu
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I noticed that too.


18 posted on 02/12/2016 11:36:49 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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No way on earth he should be set free that soon. Assuming this boy can recover from what he did he’ll need to be in therapy years after he’s no threat to society, if that is even possible. To commit such a horrendous crime would indicate extreme mental illness. It is very sad.
Being ‘born evil’ is hogwash. Something happened to this boy physically or psychologically or both.
I’m tired of this ‘trying kids as adults’ bs. If they can be tried as adults, what the heck is the point of juvenile laws?


19 posted on 02/12/2016 11:42:40 AM PST by No_More_Harkin
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Nehemiah had a 12-year-old girlfriend.

He exchanged text messages and a photograph of his dead mother with the girl on the night of the killings.

http://www.abqjournal.com/164529/news/griegos-give-him-a-second-chance.html


20 posted on 02/12/2016 11:45:56 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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