Violencia doméstica agravada: definición y consecuencias

Explicación Simple

La violencia doméstica agravada es cuando alguien tiene varios problemas de violencia en casa en un tiempo corto. Si alguien ha sido condenado varias veces por esto, las consecuencias son más serias y puede ir a la cárcel por más tiempo.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol recibe tarjetas amarillas en varios partidos. Después de muchas amarillas, las reglas dicen que no puede jugar y debe quedarse en la banca un tiempo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan ha sido arrestado tres veces en los últimos siete años por pelear con su pareja. La última vez, fue a juicio y, debido a sus antecedentes, el juez le impuso una pena de ocho meses en la cárcel sin posibilidad de salir antes.

Penalidades

Mínimo de cuatro a ocho meses en la cárcel, sin posibilidad de libertad condicional hasta cumplir el tiempo requerido.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

13-3601.02 . Aggravated domestic violence; classification; definition A. A person is guilty of aggravated domestic violence if the person within a period of eighty-four months commits a third or subsequent violation of a domestic violence offense or is convicted of a violation of a domestic violence offense and has previously been convicted of any combination of convictions of a domestic violence offense or acts in another state, a court of the United States or a tribal court that if committed in this state would be a violation of a domestic violence offense. B. A person who is convicted under this section and who within a period of eighty-four months has been convicted of two prior violations of a domestic violence offense or acts in another state, a court of the United States or a tribal court that if committed in this state would be a domestic violence offense is not eligible for probation, pardon, commutation or suspension of sentence or release on any other basis until the person has served not less than four months in jail. C. A person who is convicted under this section and who within a period of eighty-four months has been convicted of three or more prior violations of a domestic violence offense or acts in another state, a court of the United States or a tribal court that if committed in this state would be a domestic violence offense is not eligible for probation, pardon, commutation or suspension of sentence or release on any other basis until the person has served not less than eight months in jail. D. The dates of the commission of the offenses are the determining factor in applying the eighty-four month provision in subsection A of this section regardless of the sequence in which the offenses were committed.  For purposes of this section, a third or subse