by Sarah Cowgill | Jul 17, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Politics
The notorious Sinaloa Cartel drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera has received his sentence: life in a supermax prison for conviction of a myriad of drug trafficking offences. And adding insult to injury, the judge tacked on 30 years for unlawful use of...
by Sarah Cowgill | Mar 29, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, International, Law, Politics
Just when you believe the Bogeyman has been banished from under the bed, attorneys for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán want to investigate the conduct of half the jury pool that convicted their client in February on a slew of heinous crimes. In a legal brief...
by Sarah Cowgill | Feb 13, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Law
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, declared by the U.S. government to be “the most ruthless, dangerous, and feared man on the planet,” has been found guilty of drug-trafficking offenses and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. After a...