78 to hear appeals regarding this matter.180 The defendants filed an appeal for annulment against said ruling;181 134.81. on March 17, 1997, the Tenth Chamber of the Court of Appeals found the appeal for annulment inadmissible, as it deemed that the right to fair trial had not been breached and because it was not the effective means to decree the legal ineffectiveness of the ruling subject to annulment.182 On April 7, 1997 the defendants filed an amparo remedy before the Supreme Court of Justice against this ruling of the Tenth Chamber of the Court of Appeals. On October 17, 1997, the Supreme Court of Justice rejected this remedy as it deemed it notoriously inadmissible;183 134.82. on the other hand, parallel to the processing of the aforementioned remedies, on April 7, 1997 the accused filed an amparo remedy before the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Appeals against the February 6, 1997 ruling of the First Criminal Trial Court of First Instance that did not allow them to avail themselves of the benefits set forth in the National Reconciliation Law, and they requested that said ruling be annulled.184 On May 2, 1997, the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Appeals found the amparo remedy inadmissible because it was time-barred.185 On May 8, 1997, the defendants filed an appeal before the Constitutional Court and on September 16, 1997, this court found it to be inadmissible;186 ii. the second request 134.83. on May 9, 1997, while the amparo remedies filed by the defendants were pending, they filed a new request before the Third Chamber of the Court of Appeals to avail themselves of the benefits of the National Reconciliation Law.187 The defendants based their request on the argument that this chamber was competent to hear the matter as the Supreme Court of Justice had issued a ruling that modified the territorial competence of the courts. On September 5, 1997, the Third Chamber 180 Cf. Order of the Tenth Chamber of the Court of Appeals of March 7, 1997 (file with annexes to the brief answering the application and raising preliminary objections, leaves 5808 to 5810). 181 Cf. Order of the Tenth Chamber of the Court of Appeals of March 17, 1997 (file with annexes to the brief answering the application and raising preliminary objections, leaves 5811 to 5813). 182 Cf. Order of the Tenth Chamber of the Court of Appeals of March 17, 1997 (file with annexes to the brief by the State of September 26, 2001, leaves 5811 to 5813). 183 Cf. Order of the Supreme Court of October 17, 1997 (file with annexes to the application, annex 30, leaves 646 to 656 and file with annexes to the brief answering the application and raising preliminary objections, leaves 5823 to 5833). 184 Cf. Judgment of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Appeals of May 2, 1997 (file with annexes to the brief answering the application and raising preliminary objections, leaves 6771 to 6775). 185 Cf. Judgment of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of Appeals of May 2, 1997 (file with annexes to the brief answering the application and raising preliminary objections, leaves 6771 to 6775). 186 Cf. Order of the Constitutional Court of September 16, 1997 (file with annexes to the application, annex 31, leaves 658 to 664). 187 Cf. request filed before the Third Chamber of the Court of Appeals on May 9, 1997 (file with annexes to the brief answering the application and raising preliminary objections, leaves 6563 to 6576).