Extradition from Mexico to the United States—Raul Gomez-Garcia, Updated

As we mentioned just under an hour ago, any delay or denial in Raul Gomez-Garcia’s extradition from Mexico was not going to be prevented on account of any possibility of a life sentence. This has proven to be accurate as “Mexican Consul-General Juan Marcos Gutierrez-Gonzalez said Gomez-Garcia would be turned over to U.S. marshals but did not say when or where, citing safety concerns.”^[1]

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[1] Mellisa Trujillo, Police Slaying Suspect Will Be Sent to Colorado, Associated Press, Dec. 22, 2005, not yet available online.