Article Photos: Mexican court orders release of French woman



Supreme Court Justice Minister, Arturo Zaldivar, attends a panel hearing in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Mexican Supreme Court panel voted Wednesday to release Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman who was sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping. Cassez was arrested in 2005 and convicted of helping her Mexican then-boyfriend run a kidnap gang. The five-justice panel voted 3-2 to order Cassez released because of procedural and rights violations during her arrest. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Supreme Court Justice Minister, Arturo Zaldivar, attends a panel hearing in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. The Mexican Supreme Court panel voted Wednesday to release Florence Cassez, a Frenchwoman who was sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping. Cassez was arrested in 2005 and convicted of helping her Mexican then-boyfriend run a kidnap gang. The five-justice panel voted 3-2 to order Cassez released because of procedural and rights violations during her arrest. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)