When will Mexico give us justice?
Saturday June 4th , 2005, the assasin known as Gomez was captured in Mexico. However the question is when will he face justice here in Denver and face his victems?
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Post
Several of Garcia-Gomez's family members were also arrested and will be charged as accomplices. From the Post:
Garcia-Gomez, who had been the subject of a police dragnet in Colorado, California and Mexico, was arrested about 6 p.m. in Culiacán, Mexico, about 1,000 miles south of Los Angeles. He was in the custody of U.S. marshals, who planned to bring him to Mexico City today to face extradition.
The suspect's father, sister and a relative who might be an uncle were taken into custody in Los Angeles on immigration charges. Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman said he would ask that all three face federal charges of aiding the crime by harboring a fugitive. A fourth person, Jaime Arana-Del Angel, 27, was arrested in Denver on Monday on charges of accessory to murder, Whitman said.
Despite the reported cooperation of Mexican authorities in finding Garcia-Gomez, our neighbor to the south is a massive obstruction to victims' families seeking justice. As the Post notes:
[T]he task of bringing him from Mexico to Denver could involve months of delicate negotiations with Mexican authorities, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey warned.
"My concern is that this is not going to be a quick situation," Morrissey said. "It might take months, even a year."
One key problem is that Mexico does not return fugitives captured in Mexico if U.S. prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty or if the suspect faces life in prison without chance of parole.
Despite that, Morrissey said he intends to get Raul Garcia-Gomez, 20, "back here as soon as possible."
Morrissey said he has not decided what charges would be filed against Garcia-Gomez or if he would seek the death penalty. He would not address whether he would be willing to reduce charges against Garcia-Gomez to ensure his extradition but said he doubts that Garcia-Gomez will be executed.
[ My questions are as follows 1) If Mexico in the intersts of better relations does not release Gomez to Colorado authorities why should Colorado even consider listening to Consulte Matricula card arguments. 2) The assasination was commited in America, specifically in Denver Colorado. Our law allows for the death penalty in capitol murders. So what does it matter to the Mexican government. They execute foriegners often and without trial. 3) What the hell is the Denver D.A., sayning or implying he won't seek the death penalty? This if any case as of late deserves a death sentance it is this one.
I personly think that this piece of crap known as Gomez should be drug through the streets and publicly executed for his cowardice act of shooting down in cold blood an officer of the law. his is a perfect demonstration of how illegals and the Mexican governmnet thumb their noses at America and our society. et they sure love the fact we are their ever kind nieghbor providing them protection and LOTS AND LOTS of untaxed money.
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Post
Several of Garcia-Gomez's family members were also arrested and will be charged as accomplices. From the Post:
Garcia-Gomez, who had been the subject of a police dragnet in Colorado, California and Mexico, was arrested about 6 p.m. in Culiacán, Mexico, about 1,000 miles south of Los Angeles. He was in the custody of U.S. marshals, who planned to bring him to Mexico City today to face extradition.
The suspect's father, sister and a relative who might be an uncle were taken into custody in Los Angeles on immigration charges. Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman said he would ask that all three face federal charges of aiding the crime by harboring a fugitive. A fourth person, Jaime Arana-Del Angel, 27, was arrested in Denver on Monday on charges of accessory to murder, Whitman said.
Despite the reported cooperation of Mexican authorities in finding Garcia-Gomez, our neighbor to the south is a massive obstruction to victims' families seeking justice. As the Post notes:
[T]he task of bringing him from Mexico to Denver could involve months of delicate negotiations with Mexican authorities, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey warned.
"My concern is that this is not going to be a quick situation," Morrissey said. "It might take months, even a year."
One key problem is that Mexico does not return fugitives captured in Mexico if U.S. prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty or if the suspect faces life in prison without chance of parole.
Despite that, Morrissey said he intends to get Raul Garcia-Gomez, 20, "back here as soon as possible."
Morrissey said he has not decided what charges would be filed against Garcia-Gomez or if he would seek the death penalty. He would not address whether he would be willing to reduce charges against Garcia-Gomez to ensure his extradition but said he doubts that Garcia-Gomez will be executed.
[ My questions are as follows 1) If Mexico in the intersts of better relations does not release Gomez to Colorado authorities why should Colorado even consider listening to Consulte Matricula card arguments. 2) The assasination was commited in America, specifically in Denver Colorado. Our law allows for the death penalty in capitol murders. So what does it matter to the Mexican government. They execute foriegners often and without trial. 3) What the hell is the Denver D.A., sayning or implying he won't seek the death penalty? This if any case as of late deserves a death sentance it is this one.
I personly think that this piece of crap known as Gomez should be drug through the streets and publicly executed for his cowardice act of shooting down in cold blood an officer of the law. his is a perfect demonstration of how illegals and the Mexican governmnet thumb their noses at America and our society. et they sure love the fact we are their ever kind nieghbor providing them protection and LOTS AND LOTS of untaxed money.
