u.s. Court Annuls Conviction Against Juan Orlando Hernández After Presidential Pardon
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A federal judge in New York overturned the 45-year sentence and finally closed the judicial process, following the order of the Court of Appeal and a presidential pardon issued in 2025.United States.- Federal judge Kevin Castel dismissed on Tuesday the drug trafficking charges against former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, pursuant to an order issued by the Second Circuit Court of Appeal. The decision comes after that court overturned…
On April 14, 2026, a U.S. federal court ordered the conviction against former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández to be overturned, after recognizing the existence of a presidential pardon that nullifies the judicial process against him. U.S. court entry nullifies conviction against Juan Orlando Hernández after presidential pardon was first published in the Digital Process.
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