Judgment of "El Chapo" Guzmán: the jury began deliberating the verdict

This Monday at 1:05 pm eastern United States, the jury of the trial that follows Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, began to deliberate on the verdict that will define the future of the Mexican capo.

The jury members left room 8D on the eighth floor of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn, New York, after hearing the final arguments of the prosecution and the defense.

During the morning, the judge Brian Cogan gave the technical instructions to the jury to write their verdict on the ballot.

According to Emily Palmer, a New York Times reporter covering the case, Cogan emphasized to the panel members that they should be objective and consider only the evidence related to the case.. It must be remembered that the trial was full of explosive statements involving important representatives of the Mexican government and other testimonials that were sealed confidentially so as not to touch other entities.

Some public elements have also had an impact on the public and are not necessarily related to the charges against Guzmán Loera, such as the report that the drug lord abused minors to mistreat them.

The judge asked the jury to ignore what they had heard in Spanish and to attend official translations in English, despite the complaints of Chapo's defense regarding inaccuracies in the translation of several testimonials from Spanish to English.

The Attorney General of the United States, Matthew Whitaker, made a surprise appearance in court to wish good luck to the prosecution team.

The jurors will deliberate Ten counts against Chapo ranging from conspiracy to money laundering and the introduction of tons of drugs into the United States, to be the leader of a large criminal enterprise.

To be found guilty of having directed a criminal enterprise, the jury must unanimously convict him of three of the 27 criminal offenses included in the indictment.

According to Palmer, El Chapo examined the jurors attentively when the judge asked them to firmly hold their convictions to determine whether he was guilty or innocent.

The jury will dispose of almost all the evidence presented in the case in the room where it will deliberate. The judge clarified that he could not send evidence presented to the hearing in the form of weapons and drugs.

Emma Coronel, wife of the former Sinaloa cartel leader, was not in the morning session during which the judge charged the jury. He arrived at the court at noon while waiting for the verdict.

In case of guilt, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán could receive the life imprisonment.

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