[New post] Conviction of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ should be thrown out, lawyer argues

mexicoinstitute posted: " 10/27/2021 Source: Reuters A lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman urged a U.S. appeals court on Monday to overturn the Mexican drug kingpin's conviction, citing juror misconduct and the jail conditions that Guzman experienced. The 2nd U.S. Circu" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Mexico Institute Conviction of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' should be thrown out, lawyer argues by mexicoinstitute 10/27/2021 Source: Reuters A lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman urged a U.S. appeals court on Monday to overturn the Mexican drug kingpin's conviction, citing juror misconduct and the jail conditions that Guzman experienced. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan appeared receptive to the argument that Guzman's trial judge in Brooklyn should have inquired into whether jurors improperly followed the case in the media during the blockbuster trial. READ MORE mexicoinstitute | October 27, 2021 at 4:17 pm | Tags: appeals, conviction, El Chapo, lawyer, Sinaloa Cartel, U.S.-Mexico Relations | Categories: Security and the Rule of Law | URL: https://wp.me/pmP6f-jWT Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Mexico Institute. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2021/10/27/conviction-of-mexican-drug-lord-el-chapo-should-be-thrown-out-lawyer-argues/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com