Procedimiento para cambiar de jurisdicción en casos penales

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es arrestado en un lugar diferente al que se le acusa, puede pedir que su caso se lleve a donde fue arrestado. Esto significa que puede aceptar su culpa sin tener que ir a juicio en el lugar original de la acusación.

Es como si te invitan a una fiesta en casa de un amigo, pero tú estás en la casa de otro amigo. Puedes decir que quieres ir a la fiesta donde te invitaron, pero lo harás en la casa donde te encuentras ahora.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue arrestado en San Diego, pero tiene un cargo pendiente en Los Ángeles. Juan puede escribir que está de acuerdo en declararse culpable y que su caso se resuelva en San Diego, donde fue arrestado, siempre que los fiscales de ambos condados estén de acuerdo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976 - 1054.10] ( Heading of Title 6 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) CHAPTER 6. Change of Venue [1033 - 1038] ( Chapter 6 repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1476. ) 1035. A defendant arrested, held, or present in a county other than that in which an indictment, information, felony complaint, or felony probation violation is pending against the defendant, may state in writing his or her agreement to plead guilty or nolo contendere to some or all of the pending charges, to waive trial or hearing in the county in which the pleading is pending, and to consent to disposition of the case in the county in which that defendant was arrested, held, or present, subject to the approval of the district attorney for each county. Upon receipt of the defendant’s statement and of the written approval of the district attorneys, the clerk of the court in which the pleading is pending shall transmit the papers in the proceeding or certified copies thereof to the clerk of the court for the county in which the defendant is arrested, held, or present, and the prosecution shall continue in that county. However, the proceedings shall be limited solely to the purposes of plea and sentencing and not for trial. If, after the proceeding has been transferred pursuant to this section, the defendant pleads not guilty, the clerk shall return the papers to the court in which the prosecution was commenced and the proceeding shall be restored to the docket of that court. The defendant’s statement that the defendant wishes to plead guilty or nolo contendere may not be used against the defendant. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 449, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2004