María José Carrascosa, imprisoned in the United States for more than two years in a dispute over custody of their daughter, wait at least another month for the judge to decide which witnesses and storylines will be presented during the trial that is pending in this country.
Two months after his last hearing, Carrascosa went today to the Court of Hackensack, in Bergen County (New Jersey), to attend a preview at the beginning of his juicio.Durante the hearing, the judge handling the case Donald Venezia, ruled that the defense Carrascosa should exchange information with the prosecution witnesses and storylines that each party intends to present at trial.
Two months after his last hearing, Carrascosa went today to the Court of Hackensack, in Bergen County (New Jersey), to attend a preview at the beginning of his juicio.Durante the hearing, the judge handling the case Donald Venezia, ruled that the defense Carrascosa should exchange information with the prosecution witnesses and storylines that each party intends to present at trial.
This information should have been transmitted to the other party on 19 February with the aim of each study and then the documents received. So, next March 10 the two parties again appear before Judge Venezia to provide such information to judge who could decide that day which witnesses and storylines accepted.
If so, a month might know the new date of commencement of trial counsel's Valencia, who today, as on previous occasions, attended the hearing dressed in green overalls, hands prey shackled at the waist, plus she looks physically impaired.
was initially planned that the trial began on 5 February, but the defense requested a postponement Carrascosa. 'We will try to present many witnesses. We are thinking of more than thirty, but then depends on the judge to decide what will be accepted for the trial, "explained Finkennauer told reporters after the hearing.
At the hearing on Monday, which was attended by the new consul general of Spain in New York, Fernando Villalonga, it was learned that the defense actually manages at least sixteen witnesses, three of whom are doctors.
The English lawyer has been in prison more than two years to travel to Spain in January 2005 with her daughter without the consent of her husband, Peter Innes, father of the child. Although the U.S. Justice granted the former husband's custody, the Provincial Court of Valencia had determined previously that Carrascosa around with her daughter to the English province was not unlawful and that it was up to her the guardianship of the child.
Carrascosa is imputed with nine offenses, eight related to interference with the custody of his daughter and one for contempt of court order that forced her to deliver the child to Innes. The March 10 "the judge also could pronounce on agree that the arguments presented at trial and those who try to explain why my client felt that her daughter was in danger when he refused to return, "he added Finkennauer.
These arguments will be found by accusations that Innes Carrascosa tried to poison her for years, even when I was pregnant and ill-treatment by the U.S. against the lawyer española.Podría occur, however, Venezia the judge failed to rule on the proposals of the parties the same March 10, but need to establish a new date to announce its decision and already set the start of juicio.Según his lawyer, with new deadlines set today and if no unforeseen, the trial could begin in May.
The time could delay the process' will depend on the witnesses and arguments that support, "added the lawyer, who remains convinced that if they are found guilty, the penalty to be imposed on the English would be about seven years. " With a sentence of seven years, the average period spent in prison is around two years, time has already imprisoned her, "explained Finkennauer, who confirmed that Carrascosa continues to refuse flatly to try to reach a settlement with the father of the child. He added that "having already served two years in prison, it could happen that even if found guilty by the judge, out of jail on bail shortly after sentence was passed." Terra
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