Overview

• The Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia has concluded hearings for appeals filed by the four men convicted in the 2021 murder of Samuel Luiz in A Coruña.
• Defense teams argued to reduce the combined 74½-year prison sentences, disputing homicidal intent, the homophobic aggravation factor, and the sufficiency of evidence.
• Prosecutors defended the original convictions and sentences, describing the jury's verdict and the court's ruling as sound and justified.
• Specific appeals included requests to lower sentences by citing mitigating factors such as alcohol consumption and questioning the clarity of video evidence used in the trial.
• A decision on the appeals is pending, with no immediate timeline announced for the tribunal's ruling.