The case of Joao Maleck was reopened: the Mexican soccer player could return to prison . The prosecuting party’s lawyers are seeking an “exemplary sentence” for the young man of 22 years
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Sunday, November 24
The case of Mexican soccer player Joao Maleck is reopened: he could go back to prison
The court case of the Mexican soccer player of 22 years, Joao Maleck , will be reviewed again after the accusing party will appeal the sentence in which Joao was allowed out of prison in which he was for a year and a half, paying repair of the damage and a fine.
The 23 June 2019, in Guadalajara, Joao Maleck collided with a vehicle in which two newlyweds who died as a result of the accident were traveling . Maleck traveled to more than kilometers per hour, while the other car was slower than 35 kilometers per hour. In addition, it was found that the Mexican soccer player was drunk when the accident occurred.
He ended up being guilty of aggravated homicide, and sentenced to a sentence of more than three years. However, Joao Maleck was released after the aforementioned payment.
“ The appeal was filed against that and the resolution is that the case is reopened “, Said the lawyer Anuar García Gutiérrez, defender of one of the victims. The lawyer clarified that the defense party does not want to discuss the amount of compensation, but rather that the sentence handed down is increased so that
“Joao Maleck pay with a fair sentence” .
The legal situation of Joao Maleck could change.
The family of María Fernanda Peña, one of the victims of the car accident that caused the footballer, asked that he be reinstate the trial and receive a higher sentence.
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April 21, 2021
How did the Joao Maleck case develop?
After the accident, exactly one day later, he was taken to the Puente Grande prison while the investigations continued. He received a sentence of six months of preventive detention, which ended up being extended until October of 2020, when he was found guilty guilty for him offense of aggravated homicide . The sentence he had been detained for almost a year and a half was deducted.
His sentence was 3 years, 8 months Y 15 days. However, it came out before the set time: on 15 from December to 2020 his insurer paid the sum of 3 million pesos to the family members corresponding to “reparation payment.” of damages ”and thus he obtained his freedom, which is once again under the gaze of the Tenth Chamber specialized in integral justice for adolescents and criminal justice in Jalisco.
Counsel for the prosecuting party would like a penalty eight years in prison or even longer. Even so, it is not known whether the resource used will be accommodated. In the next few hours we will know if the sanction that was put on Joao Maleck can be refuted or if the specialized room will consider valid only to discuss the amount of the fine that in principle paid by the current Deportivo Cafessa Jalisco player of the Second Division of Mexico.
🔴 # LAST MINUTE 4 months after being released, Joao #Maleck will have to repeat his hearing, after the lawyers of the family of Fernanda, one of the 2 victims, made an appeal for the amount of the damages and the penalty imposed on the footballer . @ JC_Reportero pic.twitter.com/UtrEnF7bAV
– Tv Azteca Jalisco (@TVAztecaJalisco) April 21, 2021
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