Daniel Sancho faces a possible sentence for premeditated murder in court. The Thai criminal code, in its article 288, contemplates the death penalty for the first case.
If Sancho finally receives life sentence or is found guilty of reckless homicide as the defense will attempt, the strategy of the accused's lawyers will be to request extradition. If he is sentenced to life imprisonment, the lawyers can cling to an agreement signed between Spain and Thailand in 1987. After serving between five and ten years in prison, transfer to Spain could be requested.