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A. EDUARDO BALAREZO ENTERS HIS APPEARANCE
AS TRIAL COUNSEL FOR JOAQUIN “EL CHAPO” GUZMAN
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 (Washington, DC) - BALAREZO LAW is pleased to
announce that founder A. Eduardo Balarezo has entered his appearance as trial counsel for
Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzmén. Mr. Guzmén is currently pending trial in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, where he is charged with
narcotics trafficking offenses in a 17-count indictment. Trial is scheduled to begin April 16,
2018, and is expected to last approximately three to four months.
According to A. Eduardo Balarezo, BALAREZO LAW’s founder, “As his trial
counsel, | am prepared and will assure that Mr. Guzmén avails himself of all his constitutional
protections. I expect that the government will come at him with everything in its vast arsenal,
mainly the testimony of cooperators, which the government will obtain in exchange for sentence
reductions. A jury will decide whether these cooperators are believable.” Mr. Balarezo added,
“Mr. Guzman has been held in extremely punitive conditions, including solitary confinement,
which has been shown to have permanent detrimental psychological effects. He has also been
denied any contact with his wife and very limited contact with other family members, even
though he is presumed innocent under our system of justice.”BALAREZO LAW
BALAREZO LAW is dedicated to the aggressive defense of complex domestic and
international federal criminal charges. Mr. Balarezo is a highly-regarded and experienced
criminal defense attomey representing clients in the federal courts of Washington DC, New York
and throughout the country.
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