Mexico reforms its justice system – Legislation allows U.S.-style public trials. Change will take time. From: latimes.com
Tagged: judge, Mexico, RSSPosted on: June 19th, 2008
President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday signed landmark judicial legislation that allows U.S.-style public trials and creates a presumption of innocence for the accused.
Under the long-awaited constitutional amendments, guilt or innocence no longer will be decided behind closed doors by a judge relying on written evidence.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers will argue their cases in court, and judges must explain their decisions to defendants.”*
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