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As of October 2021, 28 people have been sentenced to a reviewable permanent prison sentence, under the 2015 legislation. Five have been women. As of December 2019, after the conviction for the high-profile murder of Diana Quer, Galicia and Andalusia were the autonomous communities with the most life sentences, with three each. [5]
Homicide, according to the Spanish Criminal Code of 1995, is a crime which contravenes the legal right to "independent human life". It is found in article 138 which states: "Whoever kills another shall be convicted of manslaughter, punishable with a sentence of imprisonment from ten to fifteen years".
In 2020, Spain had a homicide rate of 0.64 per 100,000 population, making it the 6th lowest among 30 European countries [2] and lower than the European Union average of 0.9. There were a total of 298 homicides in Spain in 2020. [5] [1] Many terrorist attacks have occurred in Spain, the most deadly of which was the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
This is a list of the laws of murder by country. The legal definition of murder varies by country: the laws of different countries deal differently with matters such as mens rea (how the intention on the part of the alleged murderer must be proved for the offence to amount to murder) and sentencing .
A former Salvadoran colonel was sentenced to 133 years in prison for the killings of five Jesuit priests more than three decades ago, a court in Spain ruled Friday. Spain’s National Court in ...
Gang member sentenced for committing 27 murders, planned and attempted homicides, and terrorism organization. [52] James Arthur Guye 1971 1,205 years United States: Sentenced for the rape and robbery of a Dallas woman and the murder of another inmate while in prison. Released after 14 years. [49] Richard Speck: 1972 1,200 years, minimum 400 years
Inés del Río Prada, another ETA member, was sentenced in 1987 in a similar context as Parot to serve 3,828 years. Under the 1973 law, she was eligible for release in 2008. The Supreme Court applied the Parot doctrine and so ordered her to be detained in prison until 2017. She appealed to the European Court of Human Rights.
In 1999, Muñoz and Ortiz were sentenced to 39 years in prison, but the Supreme Court raised the sentences to 43 years in prison. [4] While Felisa had six months in prison, for covering up the kidnapping and impersonating Segura in the tape. [2] [4] In 2013, Emilio Muñoz was released when he had already spent 18 years in prison.