Defense lawyers will try to get their client a reduced sentence for the murder of Mariano Taveras Duncan on at around 2am on Saturday, 20 August 2022. Hoy reports on the best and worse scenarios for former president of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), Felix Alburquerque Compres.
The best scenario for the accused is a six-month jail sentence. In a worse scenario, the retired Navy vice admiral could face 40 years in jail. That means, technically he could be out in 20 years.
Hoy newspaper presents the above and other opinions of penal lawyers on the different scenarios that will depend on the defense and the conviction of the judge in charge of the case.
The pretrial detention hearing is set for 31 August 2022. Alburquerque Compres has admitted to firing the shot(s) that killed Mariano Taveras Duncan, the sports communicator.
Only the surveillance video from a betting shop has been shared on the media. The surveillance video from the Rico Hot Dog with the precise evidence of what actually happened that evening has not been shared with the media.
Altagracia Salazar reports on the intense pre-trial lobbying underway expected to be pre-trial efforts managed by the defense of Alburquerque Compres influential media program appearances.
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24 August 2022