This Thursday, July 7, the defense of Jean-Marc Reiser, sentenced to life imprisonment with 22 years of security for the assassination of Sophie Le Tan, announced that the sexagenarian had appealed the verdict pronounced two days ago. by the Bas-Rhin Assize Court.
Tuesday, after seven days of hearing and a flash deliberation, Jean-Marc Reiser had received the maximum penalty incurred, as had been claimed by the Advocate General in his indictment.
The court had dismissed the version of "death blows" defended by the sexagenarian and retained the qualification of assassination.
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Moments after the verdict, the defense of Jean-Marc Reiser had announced that it was going to
"take the time to reflect"
.
For their part, the relatives of the victim had slipped that they
“suspected”
that the sexagenarian was going to appeal.
It is now done.
A new trial should therefore be organized in the coming months.
“We are not surprised. Jean-Marc Reiser has nothing to lose”
, reacted Me Gérard Welzer, lawyer for the civil parties, with Le
Figaro
.
“It's a new ordeal for the family, but we have no worries.
The record is so damning…”
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