Overview
- The Court reversed a prior reduction to 42 years and six months and ordered the appellate court to reissue its decision in line with the new standard.
- The justices approved Minister Loretta Ortiz Ahlf’s project unanimously, creating nationwide precedent for judges and magistrates.
- The decision arose from Amparo Directo en Revisión 4872/2024, promoted by the victim’s family, and reinstates the maximum 50-year term for Diego Urik.
- The ruling requires a gender perspective when individualizing penalties and rejects factors such as age or life plans as grounds to lessen culpability.
- Ministers referenced the brutality of the crime and faulted lower courts for considering reintegration and youth, underscoring that such reasoning cannot reduce sentences.