New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says the state's "three strikes" laws are weak and don't do enough to take violent criminals off the streets.
Martinez said this week she'd like to see tougher "three strikes" laws in New Mexico and hopes lawmakers examine it next session.
The Republican says the "three strikes" law is so narrow that no inmate currently is serving a life sentence under it.
Rep. Paul Pacheco, an Albuquerque Republican, says he'll be introducing legislation to revamp the law and add more violent crimes. But Pacheco says he doesn't want any reforms to add "unintended consequences" for the state.
The push for tougher "three strikes" laws comes after a repeat offender fatally shot a Rio Rancho police officer during a routine traffic stop in May.
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