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Trump’s pardon of Honduran ex-president cited as reason for leniency at sentencing of ex-congressman
Judge Kaplan sentenced Martinez to over 21 years for drug conspiracy despite defense citing Trump's pardon of a former Honduran president to argue sentencing disparities.
- On Thursday, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan sentenced Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios to 21 years and 10 months in prison, and Martinez did not speak at the hearing.
- Citing President Donald Trump's pardon, the defense said the Hernandez pardon made it unfair to force 65-year-old Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios to serve life and sought a dozen-year term.
- Prosecutors argued Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios conspired to import 5 kilograms or more of cocaine from 2004 to 2014, working with the trafficking organization in Honduras and causing multiple murders, kidnappings, and torture.
- The judge said sentencing disparities matter but Martinez was sentenced for his crimes, noting pardon authority stems from the Constitutional Convention and `It's my job to apply the law`.
- Last year, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan presided over a second phase of the E. Jean Carroll civil trial, which resulted in a jury awarding Carroll $83.3 million in damages.
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Trump's pardon of Honduran ex-president cited as reason for leniency at sentencing of ex-congressman
A defense lawyer has cited President Donald Trump's recent pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández as she asked a judge who once presided over a civil case against Trump to treat her client lightly for his drug conspiracy conviction.
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