MONTEMORELOS, Mexico -- In a quiet courtroom in northern Mexico, a drunk driving case is making history: 19-year-old Alejandro Santana is before a
judge, fighting charges he was drunk and crashed a pickup truck, killing a passenger and leaving another person a quadriplegic.
Attorneys delivered closing arguments Friday in the nation's first U.S.-style public trial, replacing a slow and secretive judicial process conducted
on paper and moving Mexico a step closer toward reforms President Vicente Fox is seeking nationwide.
So-called oral trials represent a dramatic departure from the current Mexican justice system in which defense lawyers and prosecutors investigate
cases, interview witnesses, gather evidence and pass their findings in writing to judges, who review the bulky files before issuing a written verdict.
Information is often kept secret, and corruption thrives.
.....the money changes hands faster?Me No - 2-19-2005 at 08:46 AM
Whats the matter Jesse your anti american cut and paste crap ain't getting enough of a response in the news section. This isn't even Baja news
though. Give it up you America hater.JESSE - 2-19-2005 at 02:54 PM
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Originally posted by Me No
Whats the matter Jesse your anti american cut and paste crap ain't getting enough of a response in the news section. This isn't even Baja news
though. Give it up you America hater.
These news pertain to the changes in the Mexican justice system, wich affect all 31 federal entities, including Baja, this means that more and more a
jury of your peers will decide the outcome of law cases all over Mexico, instead of the current behind the curtains dealings and corruption betwen
judges and criminals.
This is actually great news for many americans, as they will find that in the near future, court cases will be decided by juries, not corrupt Mexican
officials.
Whats the matter? you can?t get that?
Jesse
Baja Bernie - 2-19-2005 at 03:54 PM
Great post--I read it this morning and am hoping it will 'unwrap' Mexican law and let the average guy see what is really going on.JESSE - 2-19-2005 at 05:12 PM
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Originally posted by Baja Bernie
Great post--I read it this morning and am hoping it will 'unwrap' Mexican law and let the average guy see what is really going on.
Its easy to bribe a corrupt judge, its going to be very hard to manipulate juries in common cases, i think this is a good step in the right direction.
maybe I missed it, but who said anything about speedy? the article says PUBLIC
BajaVida - 2-19-2005 at 05:39 PM
and I see nothing about juries--is there something else?
