State v. Doe

DAN SOSA, Jr., Senior Justice,

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent.

Under the majority view, any findings or conclusions of the children’s court need not be supported by specific reasons or findings, but only a cursory statement that the court “considered” evidence leading to its conclusion. This ruling will preclude any meaningful inquiry as to the specific findings or reasoning of the court that were paramount to its decision. The amenability of a child to treatment or rehabilitation as a child through available facilities is an evidentiary question. See State v. Doe, 93 N.M. 481, 601 P.2d 451…