Overview
- The first jury trial in Rosario began Monday at the Centro de Justicia Penal and hears a case of femicide with a linked homicide from April 2025.
- Twelve citizens were selected from an initial pool drawn from the electoral roll and vetted in a public selection hearing before jurors and alternates were confirmed.
- Jurors will deliberate in secret and must reach a unanimous verdict of guilty or not guilty while the presiding judge will pronounce sentence if the jury finds guilt.
- Proceedings run through Wednesday for testimony, with closing arguments set for Thursday and live streaming available on the Poder Judicial de Santa Fe’s YouTube channel.
- The trial is the sixth held under Law Nº 14.253 since its sanction in March 2024 and completes the law’s activation across all Santa Fe judicial districts, a reform officials say expands citizen participation in serious criminal cases.