Cuando alguien comete un delito, el juicio se hace en el lugar donde ocurrió. Si el delito pasa en varios lugares, el juicio puede hacerse en cualquiera de ellos.
Es como si un grupo de amigos estuviera jugando un partido de fútbol en la frontera de dos barrios; el juego puede contarse para cualquiera de los dos barrios.
Imagina que Juan y María planean robar una tienda en el condado A, pero lo hacen en el condado B. Si los atrapan, pueden ser juzgados en cualquiera de los dos condados, ya que ambos están involucrados en el delito.
13-109 . Place of trial A. Criminal prosecutions shall be tried in the county in which conduct constituting any element of the offense or a result of such conduct occurred, unless otherwise provided by law. B. The following special provisions apply: 1. If conduct constituting an element of an offense or a result constituting an element of an offense occurs in two or more counties, trial of the offense may be held in any of the counties concerned; or 2. A person who in one county solicits, aids, abets or attempts to aid another in the planning or commission of an offense in another county may be tried for the offense in either county; or 3. If an offense is committed in transit and it cannot readily be determined in which county the offense was committed, trial of the offense may be held in any county through or over which the transit occurred; or 4. If the cause of death is inflicted in one county and death ensues in another county, trial of the offense may be held in either county. If the cause of death is inflicted in one county and death ensues out of this state, trial of the offense shall be in the county where the cause was inflicted. If the body of a homicide victim is found in a county, it is presumed that the cause of death was inflicted in that county; or 5. If an offense is committed on the boundary of two or more counties or within one mile of such boundary, trial of the offense may be held in any of the counties concerned; or 6. A person who obtains property unlawfully may be tried in any county in which such person exerts control over the property; or 7. A person who commits a preparatory offense may be tried in any county in which any act that is an element of the offense, including the agreement in conspiracy, is committed. C. If an offense has been commi
El juicio puede realizarse en cualquiera de los condados donde ocurrió el delito.
Si no se puede determinar el condado, el juicio se llevará a cabo en el condado donde vive el acusado.
Sí, una persona que roba puede ser juzgada en cualquier condado donde haya controlado el objeto robado.
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