Ley sobre la corrupción de testigos en California

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si intentas sobornar a un testigo o amenazarlo para que mienta, puedes ir a la cárcel. También se aplica si alguien te hace eso a ti para que no digas la verdad.

Es como cuando en un juego de fútbol, un jugador intenta convencer al árbitro para que no cobre una falta; si lo logra, está haciendo trampa y podría ser expulsado del juego.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está siendo testigo en un juicio sobre un robo. Si Pedro le ofrece dinero a Juan para que mienta y diga que no vio nada, ambos podrían enfrentar serias consecuencias legales.

Penalidades

Felonía con posibles penas de 2 a 4 años de prisión por soborno o amenazas a testigos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 7. OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE [92 - 186.36] ( Title 7 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 6. Falsifying Evidence, and Bribing, Influencing, Intimidating or Threatening Witnesses [132 - 141] ( Heading of Chapter 6 amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 962, Sec. 2. ) 137. (a) Every person who gives or offers, or promises to give, to any witness, person about to be called as a witness, or person about to give material information pertaining to a crime to a law enforcement official, any bribe, upon any understanding or agreement that the testimony of such witness or information given by such person shall be thereby influenced is guilty of a felony. (b) Every person who attempts by force or threat of force or by the use of fraud to induce any person to give false testimony or withhold true testimony or to give false material information pertaining to a crime to, or withhold true material information pertaining to a crime from, a law enforcement official is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three, or four years. As used in this subdivision, “threat of force” means a credible threat of unlawful injury to any person or damage to the property of another which is communicated to a person for the purpose of inducing him to give false testimony or withhold true testimony or to give false material information pertaining to a crime to, or to withhold true material information pertaining to a crime from, a law enforcement official. (c) Every person who knowingly induces another person to give false testimony or withhold true testimony not privileged by law or to give false material information pertaining to a crime to, or to withhold tr