Sighs of relief...........
On Friday a Peruvian judge denied a defense motion that requested Joran van der Sloot's murder confession be thrown out. CBS News reported that Superior Court Judge Wilder Casique found the request to be "baseless." Apparently the motion claimed van der Sloot's confession should be dismissed because the attorney representing him at the time was state-appointed. Other sources have reported that van der Sloot's lawyer believes his client's constitutional rights were infringed upon because he confessed to the crime during a period of duress.
The suspect in last month's slaying of 21-year-old Stephany Flores had recently retracted the original story he gave to police on the grounds that an intense interrogation had confused him. Van der Sloot reportedly said that he was led to believe he'd be able to return to the Netherlands if he told investigators what they wanted to hear.
He remains jailed at the maximum-security Miguel Castro Castro prison, where he awaits trial on charges of robbery and first-degree murder.
Sources:
CBS News. Judge: Van der Sloot Confession Stands. June 26, 2010.
myfoxtampabay.com. Judge Rejects Van Der Sloot Attempt To Retract Confession. June 26, 2010.
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