# Argentina Supreme Court rulings on legal acquittals

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/argentina-supreme-court-rulings-on-legal-acquittals
> Updated: 2026-09-29T19:56:57.000Z. Sources: 17. Developments: 2.

The Supreme Court of Argentina has overturned the acquittal of former Army Chief César Milani in a case involving the 1976 disappearance of conscript Agapito Ledo.

By majority decision, the court accepted arguments from the Attorney General's Office, which challenged previous rulings that had acquitted Milani based on the benefit of the doubt. The high court found that lower tribunals failed to exhaustively evaluate evidence regarding whether Milani knew or had reason to believe Ledo was a victim of a crime rather than a deserter. The ruling also noted discrepancies regarding Milani's claims that the soldier had taken his own belongings.

Following these findings, the court has ordered the case to be returned to the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation for a new ruling to be conducted by a different panel of judges. The prosecution, represented by interim Attorney General Eduardo Casal, argued that previous acquittals were insufficiently founded and that Milani may have covered up Ledo's illegal detention by falsely documenting it as a desertion.

In a dissenting opinion, judge Carlos Rosenkrantz argued that the acquittal should have been upheld, maintaining that the specific participation of each defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

## Claims

- The Supreme Court overturned the acquittal of former Army Chief César Milani. (corroborated by 8 sources)
- The court ordered the case to be returned to the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation for a new ruling. (corroborated by 8 sources)
- The decision was signed by judges Horacio Rosatti, Ricardo Lorenzetti, and associate judge Juan Ignacio Pérez Curci. (corroborated by 8 sources)
- The court accepted arguments from interim Attorney General Eduardo Casal regarding the insufficiency of the previous acquittal. (corroborated by 7 sources)
- Judge Carlos Rosenkrantz dissented from the decision. (corroborated by 6 sources)
- Milani is accused of covering up the illegal detention of soldier Agapito Ledo by signing a false desertion report. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Soldier Agapito Ledo disappeared on June 17, 1976, during military service in Tucumán. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The ruling does not impose a conviction or declare Milani responsible. (corroborated by 2 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-29: César Milani: Supreme Court overturns acquittal in 1976 soldier disappearance case

Argentina's Supreme Court overturned the acquittal of former Army Chief César Milani, ordering a retrial regarding the 1976 disappearance of soldier Agapito Ledo.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-supreme-court-overturns-csar-milanis-acquittal

### 2026-09-10: Argentina Supreme Court revokes dismissal of “Pata” Medina

Argentina's Supreme Court revoked the dismissal of former UOCRA leader Juan Pablo “Pata” Medina in a case involving money laundering, extortion, and criminal association, reopening the path to trial.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-supreme-court-revokes-dismissal-of-pata-medina

---
Cite as: Argentina Supreme Court rulings on legal acquittals. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/argentina-supreme-court-rulings-on-legal-acquittals