721 discounts and 74 releases for sex offenders with the ‘only yes is yes’ law

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The courts agreed Penalty reduction for sex offenders in practice known as 721 The ‘only yes is yes’ lawat least assuming 74 versionAccording to official data released this Thursday by the General Assembly for the Judiciary (CGPJ).

In its statement, this organization points out that not all courts provide it with the complete information requested, which they will update periodically.

The public figures lack information on the total number of sentences reviewed in different courts since the law came into force on 7 October. makes it impossible to know in how many cases the sentence has been servedand not all agreed versions appear either. Reporting the total number of cases reviewed, most courts upheld more sentences than they reduced.

For example, the Madrid County Court had reviewed 451 convictions by mid-February (84% of the vulnerable) and reduced sentences in 71 cases (15.7% of all cases examined). Eight of the reductions resulted in the release of the detainee.

Noting that many courts have blamed the difficulty of providing complete data on the lawyers’ strike to ensure justice is served, the CGPJ also warns that its figures are inaccurate. They do not include criminal investigations that may have been committed in criminal courts.authorized to prosecute offenses punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment.

According to the tables provided, the provincial courts ordered 674 reductions in sentences, resulting in 73 evictions; the higher courts of appeal issued 37 reductions, one of which was eviction; And HE Supreme Court made this decision ten times.

Decisions made in provincial courts can be appealed to the relevant higher courts, whose figures may change in the future. This week, the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León annulled a reduction of sentence previously agreed by the Court of Zamora.

According to the figures that CGPJ managed to compile, The Madrid County Court is the court that reviews the most sentences.. In second place is the Valencian Community, with 193 corrections and 23 reductions; and the Balearic Islands with 111 revisions, 46 reductions and 6 editions.

Of the 50 state hearings, 19 did not provide data on the total number of reviews. Of the 31 people who provided this data, only 7 had more sentence discounts than retained sentences. These are Burgos (21 revisions and 12 reductions), Cuenca (3 and 2), Lleida (12 and 8), Lugo (7 and 5), Ourense (12 and 9), Pontevedra (28 and 16), and Zamora (10 and 10 and 5). 9).

there is also inequality between the supreme courts of justice. The Catalan reduced the five sentences he reviewed, while the penalty from Castilla y León retained all of them and canceled one reduction. The Supreme Court reduced the sentence in 10 of the 26 sentences examined. 224 objections are expected to be resolved.

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