Overview

• The Supreme Court’s Second Chamber refused authorization for a review appeal against Peral’s 25-year sentence for the 2017 murder of her partner.
• Judges determined that López’s confession, made years after his own 20-year conviction to obtain prison benefits, added nothing beyond what was already proven.
• In his statement, López reiterated that Peral participated in every phase of disposing of Pedro Rodríguez’s body, which was burned in his car trunk at Foix reservoir.
• The justices noted that her conviction had already survived a cassation appeal based on extensive forensic and testimonial evidence.
• The decision, authored by Magistrate Manuel Marchena, underscores the judiciary’s emphasis on finality when no new corroborated proof emerges.