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Originally Posted by stevepaa
so why didn't Texas just do the review in 2005 or does a review imply a possible retrial?
As I read it, the consulate just needed to be informed of the arrest. How would that have effected the trial?
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Steve, I believe that was the case. Joe Medellin claims that he should get a new trial because he is a Mexican national and should have been allowed to contact the Mexican consulate for legal assistance. Even though he had lived in the US since he was six years old and had gone to elementary, middle and high school here.
It was basically a delaying tactic and a push for a new trial.