US Court Rejects El Chapo’s Appeal Against Life Sentence
Former Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s appeal to review his 2019 life sentence has been rejected by a US court. Guzman, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel responsible for numerous deaths in Mexico, had filed habeas corpus petitions and requested legal representation for this appeal. In the ruling denying the petition, Judge Brian Cogan from the Eastern District of New York emphasized the significance of Guzman’s criminal prosecution and his potential eligibility for the death penalty. The court also cited sealed evidence suggesting Guzman still controls billions of dollars in assets. Despite his request for legal counsel, the judge noted that Guzman had already received assistance from a lawyer who has represented him and his wife. Guzman, currently serving his sentence in a Colorado prison, had previously escaped from maximum-security prisons in Mexico before being extradited to the United States in 2017. His Sinaloa cartel remains one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organizations, now led by his four sons, one of whom has also been extradited to the US.
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