Expert: Peruvian Court Won't Toss van der Sloot's Confession
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(Aug. 24) -- ...Some in the media speculate that if van der Sloot's confession is thrown out, van der Sloot could walk free. But an international defense expert doesn't believe the judges will even consider throwing out the confession.
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"There's not a chance in hell," said Michael Griffith, senior partner at the International Legal Defense Counsel.
"The judges live there, and the people know who the judges are. You see where I'm going? This won't be thrown out...even without the confession," Griffith said, "they have plenty of independent evidence."
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Van der Sloot, a longtime suspect in the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, is accused of the May 30 slaying of Stephany Flores....
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The Dutchman confessed, then later retracted, saying he was arrested without a warrant and was not provided with an official translator, which he says caused confusion during questioning. Van der Sloot also said his laptop was improperly searched."All this with the intention of pressuring me to accuse [myself] of homicide," the Dutch native said in the complaint, obtained by the Peruvian news program "24 Hours..."
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In June, Superior Court Judge Wilder Casique Alvizuri spent nearly a week examining the evidence in the case before ruling that van der Sloot's claim that his habeas corpus rights had been violated was "unfounded..."
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