Protección de Testimonios de Menores en Juicios

Explicación Simple

Esta ley ayuda a que los niños que han pasado por cosas muy malas puedan contar su historia sin sentir miedo. A veces, pueden hablar en un lugar diferente y no ver a los adultos que podrían asustarlos.

Es como cuando un niño tiene que contarle a un adulto algo muy personal, y para que se sienta más cómodo, lo hace en un lugar tranquilo y sin que otros lo miren.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que una niña llamada Sofía de 10 años necesita testificar sobre un incidente en el que fue lastimada. Para que no se sienta incómoda, el juez decide que su testimonio se grabe en una sala diferente y se muestre en el juicio a través de una pantalla.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681 - 1620] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS [1268 - 1424.5] ( Title 10 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 4.5. Examination of Victims of Sexual Crimes [1346 - 1347.5] ( Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. ) 1347. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to provide the court with discretion to employ alternative court procedures to protect the rights of a child witness, the rights of the defendant, and the integrity of the judicial process. In exercising its discretion, the court necessarily will be required to balance the rights of the defendant or defendants against the need to protect a child witness and to preserve the integrity of the court’s truthfinding function. This discretion is intended to be used selectively when the facts and circumstances in an individual case present compelling evidence of the need to use these alternative procedures. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the court in a criminal proceeding, upon written notice by the prosecutor made at least three days prior to the date of the preliminary hearing or trial date on which the testimony of the minor is scheduled, or during the course of the proceeding on the court’s own motion, may order that the testimony of a minor 13 years of age or younger at the time of the motion be taken by contemporaneous examination and cross-examination in another place and out of the presence of the judge, jury, defendant or defendants, and attorneys, and communicated to the courtroom by means of closed-circuit television, if the court makes all of the following findings: (1) The minor’s testimony will involve a recitation of the facts of any of the following: (A) An alleged sexual offense committed on or