In December 2025, Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez was found guilty after a bizarre trial of various charges in connection with an alleged Mexican bribery scheme. (See here for the prior post).
As reported here, the trial featured no fact witnesses which led the judge to block the government from introducing most of its evidence until their closing argument.
Soon after the verdict, Rovirosa was taken into custody and has been in prison since.
Post-trial, Rovirosa filed a motion for a judgement of acquittal and among the reasons stated were the following:
(i) “the Government presented evidence to the jury that was either not properly admitted into evidence and/or that should not have been admitted into evidence;”
(ii) “the jury was provided with text messages to and from alleged co-conspirators that were never properly admitted into evidence, and the Government never offered evidence to satisfy any legal exception to the hearsay rule;” and
(iii) “the jury was provided with testimonial translations of text messages with no testimony by the translator, despite defense counsel’s request and objection, in violation of the Confrontation Clause.”
With that motion pending Rovirosa also filed a “Motion to Dismiss Case with Prejudice Based on the Court’s Supervisory Powers.” Among the reasons stated were the following: “the Government attorneys in this case (1) made misrepresentations to the Court and/or to the jury that willfully mispresented both the record and the legal standards; (2) failed to provide evidence to defense counsel, and (3) failed to present any witnesses at trial with actual knowledge of the facts. Even more alarming, the case was under the legal supervision of a Department of Justice supervisory attorney, who apparently allowed such conduct to occur.”
Today in a conference with counsel, Judge Kenneth Hoyt (S.D. Texas) informed the parties that he will be granting both motions in the coming days.
The docket states: “the Court conducted a telephone conference in this matter and announced that a Memorandum Opinion and appropriate Order of Dismissal will issue in this case in ten (10) days.”
Rovirosa’s attorney Ryan McConnell (R. McConnell Group PLLC) stated:
“Today, Judge Hoyt held a status conference in Mr. Rovirosa’s case and informed the parties that he has determined the case should be dismissed and Mr. Rovirosa acquitted. The court indicated it will issue a memorandum opinion within the coming days. Judge Hoyt acknowledged the seriousness and complexity of the motions filed by both sides, and noted the significant effort this case has required. We are grateful for the court’s careful consideration and look forward to the written opinion. Our focus now is on bringing Alex home to wife and children.”
