Appeal Resource No. 997-2017/Arequipa, Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic, Peru, 2018

The appellant was convicted of femicide for killing a 17-year-old girl when she attempted to defend herself against his efforts to sexually assault her. The appellant argued on appeal that the facts did not support a finding that he was guilty of femicide, petitioned for the re-classification of his crime, and argued that his sentence should have been reduced because he had consumed alcohol before the events that led to the girl’s death. The Supreme Court concluded that the underlying facts demonstrated that the appellant’s acts towards the victim were motivated by the victim’s gender, so the appellant was correctly found guilty of femicide. The Court also rejected the appellant’s efforts to have his sentence reduced because there was insufficient evidence that his actions were impacted by alcohol consumption. 

Topics

• Femicide
• Gender-based violence in general
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual violence and rape

Geographical location

• South America
• Peru

Keywords

• criminal law and procedure
• constitutional law

Year

• 2018

External URL

• Appeal Resource No. 997-2017/Arequipa, Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic, Peru, 2018

Court

• Supreme Court of Justice. Permanent Criminal Chamber
• Peru

Type

• Domestic Case Law

Jurisdiction

• Peru