Madrid (EFE).- The sentence reductions for sexual offenders in application of the law of only yes is yes already exceed a thousand with 1,079 cases, which have led to at least 108 releases; that is, 30% of the sentences reviewed in Spain imply a reduction in the prisoner’s sentence.
This is the official balance provided by the General Council of the Judiciary according to the data collected up to May 1, since the rule came into force in October.
The data is broken down as follows: 20 reductions by the Supreme Court, one by the National Court, 118 by the higher courts and 940 by the provincial courts.
In percentage terms, the Supreme Court has agreed to sentence reductions in 42.6% of the sentences reviewed; the National Court in 14.3% of the cases, the provincial courts in 27.7% and the superior courts in 39.5%. In total, sentences have been reduced in 30.8% of the procedures reviewed.
The Supreme will set doctrine in June
With this panorama, the Supreme Court celebrates a monographic plenary session on June 6 and 7 to establish doctrine on the review of final sentences by the Law of only yes is yes, just a few days after 28M.
Specifically, the Criminal Chamber will study more than 20 appeals filed by the parties against the revisions of the convictions by final sentence issued by the provincial courts, required by the new legislation on sexual crimes to study whether or not it was more beneficial for the prisoner
Legal sources report that the intention of the Supreme Court is to unify criteria and establish doctrine before the decisions of the provincial courts, which do not coincide in their way of proceeding given that some regional courts have indeed lowered the sentences but others, on the other hand, have not. have made.
To date, the Supreme Court had ruled on sentences that were not final, but now the high court will begin to study the most controversial cases, those whose final sentence has been altered after the entry into force of the comprehensive guarantee of freedom law sexual, which has confronted the partners of the Government.
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