14 on November 14, 1997,57 arguing that there was a motion pending due to the complaint filed before the Inter-American Commission. On November 17, 1997, the First Court of Criminal Enforcement denied the petition, arguing that the records submitted by the convict did not constitute a legal motion of any kind and that the documents did not constitute a form of notification. 58 50. On November 18, 1997, the Commission ordered the State to adopt precautionary measures to stay the execution of Manuel Martínez Coronado (supra para. 2b). Because of this, on November 19, 1997, Mr. Martínez Coronado reiterated his request to the First Court of Criminal Enforcement to stay the sentence. On November 20, 1997, that court stated that it had not been duly notified of the requested precautionary measures by the Commission, so it denied the stay of execution. 59 51. Concurrently, Mr. Martínez filed an extraordinary remedy of amparo before the Fourth Division of the Court of Appeals, which granted a provisional amparo on its own initiative on November 19, 1997, staying the execution. 60 However, on November 20, 1997, the Division “revoke[d] the Provisional Amparo on its own initiative,” because a motion for appeal should have been filed, not a motion for reversal of the order that set the date of execution. 61 Against the previous order, the Criminal Defense Public Service filed an appeal on behalf of Manuel Martínez Coronado before the Constitutional Court, and on November 21, 1997, it decided to annul the appealed order, which sent the proceedings back to the Fourth Division of the Court of Appeals, to continue processing the extraordinary remedy of amparo.62 The Third Division of the Court of Appeals, constituted as an amparo court, denied the remedy of amparo through an order on December 22, 1997.63 On December 29, 1997, Mr. Martínez Coronado filed an appeal before the Constitutional Court against the December 22, 1997, judgment. The Constitutional Court responded by upholding the appealed judgment on January 21, 1998. 64 52. On February 2, 1998, the convict was notified of the decision of the First Court of Criminal Enforcement, which set the date of execution for February 10, 1998, at six o’clock. 65 53. On February 9, 1998, several proceedings took place, including a remedy of amparo by the Center for Legal Action on Human Rights before the Constitutional Court requesting a stay of execution; this request was denied the same day. Furthermore, on February 9, Mr. Martínez Coronado, through the Criminal Defense Public Service, presented a request for a stay of execution until a final decision by the Inter-American Commission in the hearing scheduled for February 23, 1998; this request was denied by the First Court of Criminal Enforcement based on the argument that it lacked jurisdiction to stay the execution and the matter was res judicata. Lastly, the Commission on February 9, 1998, reiterated its request for precautionary measures. 66 Cf. Order issued by the Third Division of the Court of Appeals, constituted as an amparo court, on December 22, 1997 (evidence file with the answering brief, annex 28, folios 2314 to 2327). 58 Cf. Order issued by the First Court of Criminal Enforcement on November 17, 1997 (evidence file with the answering brief, annex 23, folios 2296 to 2299). 59 Cf. Order issued by the First Court of Criminal Enforcement on November 20, 1997 (evidence file with the answering brief, annex 24, folios 2300 to 2302). 60 Cf. Order issued by the Fourth Division of the Court of Appeals, constituted as an amparo court, on November 19, 1997 (evidence file with the answering brief, annex 25, folios 2303 to 2305). 61 Cf. Order issued by the Fourth Division of the Court of Appeals, constituted as an amparo court, on November 20, 1997 (evidence file with the answering brief, annex 27, folios 2308 to 2313). 62 Cf. Appeal of November 21, 1997 (IACHR procedural file, folios 109 to 118), and Order of the Constitutional Court of November 21, 1997 (IACHR procedural file, folios 119 to 124). 63 Cf. Order issued by the Third Division of the Court of Appeals, constituted as an amparo court, on December 22, 1997, supra. 64 Cf. Judgment issued by the Constitutional Court on January 21, 1998 (evidence file with the answering brief, annex 29, folios 2330 to 2340). 65 Final judgment of the First Court of Criminal Enforcement on February 2, 1998 (evidence file with the Merits Report, folios 99 to 104, and ESAP annexes, annex 12, folios 1060 to 1064). 66 Cf. Remedy of amparo presented on February 9, 1998 (IACHR procedural file, folios 413 to 424); Order of the Constitutional Court, acting as an extraordinary amparo court, on February 9, 1998 (IACHR procedural file, folios 425 to 57