The ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) left unchanged the sentence of 17 years and six months in prison imposed on Rodolfo Márquez Alcaraz—known as Fofo Márquez—for the crime of attempted femicide.
The decision followed the rejection of a request to assume jurisdiction over the case, submitted by the Second Collegiate Court on Criminal Matters of the Second Circuit. That court had sought to have the highest tribunal establish clear criteria regarding when a violent assault against a woman should be classified as attempted femicide.
The deliberation centered on whether the SCJN should exercise its discretionary power to hear this direct *amparo* appeal, which stemmed from an incident that sparked intense public debate and widespread media coverage. The collegiate court argued that the case met the criteria of public interest and significance, highlighting the constitutional relevance of gender-based violence and the potential for the ruling to serve as a precedent for future cases nationwide.
