Canadian Brenda Martin, who has spent more than two years in a Mexican jail, will learn Tuesday if she's a free woman.
The office of Judge Luis Nunez Sandoval said the ruling will be delivered at 2 p.m. local time.
Sandoval noted Monday he had 30 working days from the day of the final hearing to render a verdict, but would try to reach one as soon as possible.
Manuel Guevara Ortiz, the attorney general of Jalisco state in Mexico, has cancelled a news conference he had scheduled for today to address the Martin case, CTV's Lisa LaFlamme told Mike Duffy Live from Guadalajara.
"At the last minute there was a delay and we're told the delay had to do with a translation request that Brenda Martin herself made from Monday's public hearing, so it means another few days of waiting for Brenda Martin."
LaFlamme spoke with Debra Tieleman of Kitchener, Ont. on Friday. A close friend of Martin, she flew to Guadalajara to spend the day with her in prison on Friday, and offer emotional support to the frail woman.
"She said of course she had to break the news to Brenda that the decision would not come down until Tuesday," LaFlamme said.
"Brenda as you can imagine is devastated by that news and says she was promised by the ambassador and the judge and the Canadian government that the decision would be today when in fact it's not. So it's not a good night for Brenda."
Martin's mother, Trenton, Ont. resident Marjorie Bletcher, told Â鶹´«Ã½net she was relieved Tieleman was with her daughter, but she's still concerned.
"I just worry about her," Bletcher said. "I didn't get my phone call this week. I normally get a phone call every Thursday and last night they phoned and said she was having medical (issues)and then Brenda called for just a few seconds and said no, she wasn't, and for me to call. And I called but they didn't put the call through."
She said Martin was anxiously expecting the court's decision on Friday and must have been devastated by the delay.
The leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico are meeting for two days in New Orleans next week. LaFlamme told Canada AM earlier on Friday that there had been much speculation that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexico's President Felipe Calderon would like to see the Martin matter resolved before then.
"However, the judge told us that no amount of political interference is going to affect the timing of his decision," LaFlamme said.
If the 51-year-old Martin is found not guilty, as she has long insisted, she would likely be freed within hours. However, the prosecution could appeal, LaFlamme said.
Martin was charged in connection with an Internet scam operated by Alyn Waage, her former boss in Mexico. She is accused of knowingly accepting illicit funds.
Waage, serving a 10-year sentence in a U.S. prison, has sworn in an affidavit that Martin wasn't involved in the scam.
If Martin is found guilty, it could mean a sentence of five to 15 years for the native of Trenton, Ont.
Canada and Mexico do have a prisoner transfer agreement, but it could take up to nine months for Martin to be returned to her homeland to serve out her sentence.
Martin refused to sign the paperwork for such a deal, saying, "I am not signing a document that states that I will serve the time that I am sentenced in Mexico in a Canadian prison because I am innocent and I will not serve a day in prison."
Martin has a new legal team, three of Guadalajara's top lawyers. LaFlamme said they are being paid by the Save Brenda Martin trust fund. "Guillermo Cruz (the original lawyer) is still her liaison with the Canadian side," LaFlamme said.
