Whatever happens in the jury room in Brooklyn this Monday morning, people outside are starting to think the unthinkable: that Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán might get off. The jury has surprised observers and unnerved prosecutors by asking for transcripts of “snitch” witnesses who have turned state’s evidence in pursuit of commuted sentences for themselves. Lichtman had used similar language in that trial, calling any case dependent on Mickey Scars “a limping wreck”. The Guzmán jury first summoned evidence from Jorge and Alex Cifuentes Villa. Maybe jurors wanted another look at the plethora of deals they cut together, or a phone call Cifuentes set up between El Chapo and comrades from Las Farc Marxist guerrillas.

Source: The Irish Times February 11, 2019 09:43 UTC