Lawyer: El Chapo eager to go to trial, not cutting any deal
NEW YORK (AP) " Notorious Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is eager to go to trial, his lawyer said Thursday after a U.S. judge set Sept. 5 for jury selection in his drug-trafficking case.Defense attorney Eduardo Balarezo told reporters that Guzman wanted to knock down any speculation he might plead guilty and cooperate with American authorities.Guzman "wants to go to trial," Balarezo said outside federal court in Brooklyn. "He's not interested in [...]
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