Dafne case: Danna Yanina's defense appeals indictment, claims innocence
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Danna Yanina's legal defense team has appealed her indictment for the femicide of Dafne Zapata Quintos, asserting her innocence.
- The defense argues the judge failed to properly evaluate evidence and made incongruent decisions.
- If the appeal fails, the defense plans to pursue a federal amparo lawsuit.
The legal defense team representing Danna Yanina "N" has filed an appeal against her indictment for the femicide of adolescent Dafne Zapata Quintos. Lawyers Omar Pรฉrez and Carlos David Robles are seeking a review of the ruling by a Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, asserting that their client is innocent.
The appeal consists of detailing each of the grievances in which the authority incurred.
The appeal aims to highlight what the defense considers procedural errors and failures in the judge's decision-making process. According to lawyer Omar Pรฉrez, the appeal details "each of the grievances in which the authority incurred." He specifically stated that the control judge "did not value the evidence, did not analyze some issues or some issues of incongruence in terms of her resolution."
Lawyer Carlos David Robles expressed confidence that the magistrates will overturn the ruling, stating, "The young woman is innocent, that's why we defend her with everything and, God willing, the magistrates will realize it." The defense team is committed to proving Danna Yanina's innocence throughout the legal process.
In this case, it is the control judge, she did not value the evidence, she did not analyze some issues or some issues of incongruence in terms of her resolution.
Should the Tribunal uphold the indictment, the defense team has indicated they will proceed with filing an amparo lawsuit in federal court. The appeal itself was formally received by the Supreme Court of Justice of the State of Tamaulipas on July 31 at 7:45 PM. The case also involves a broader review by the Secretariat of Education of Tamaulipas into militarized schools, with enhanced surveillance measures planned.
The young woman is innocent, that's why we defend her with everything and, God willing, the magistrates will realize it.
Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.