by Rod Hughes
SAN JOSE–It’s all over but the automatic mandatory review of the trial record by an appellate court. Former public defender Luis Fernando Burgos, accused of strangling his wife and transporting her body to a remote dumping site, is guilty and the prosecution’s plea for a maximum sentence of […]
by Rod Hughes
While the judges deliberate in the Burgos murder trial, another, much longer, murder trial is winding up this week with final summations. In this one, Fr. Minor Calvo, a controversial, once-popular Catholic priest, and businessman Calixto Chaves are accused of hiring the gunmen who murdered […]
by Rod Hughes
President Oscar Arias has returned from his convalescence from an inflamed tendon to the campaign trail to promote a yes vote on the referendum to approve or deny participation in the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). In an exclusive interview published today in the daily La Nacion, […]
