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2mo ago

Mexico’s Supreme Court Takes Over Final Review of Mario Aburto’s Sentence in Colosio Case

The justices will decide which penal code governed the 1994 homicide, a ruling that could shorten the punishment to time already served.

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La SCJN aceptó atraer el caso de Mario Aburto, asesino de Colosio, y determinará si ya cumplió con su sentencia
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Overview

  • By a 6–2 vote, the SCJN exercised its power to attract amparo 104/2021, moving final review from a collegiate tribunal to the high court.
  • Minister Sara Irene Herrerías was declared impeded because she previously oversaw the Colosio investigation at the FGR.
  • The collegiate tribunal must send the original case file so a minister can draft a proposed ruling for a future plenary vote, and no decision date has been set.
  • The core question is whether sentencing should follow the Federal Penal Code or Baja California’s 1994 code, which capped homicide at 30 years that reporting indicates Aburto has already served.
  • The Court framed the review around how to assess a magnicide under the traditional system to safeguard the rights of both the accused and the victims.