Procedimientos para juicio o sentencia tras condena

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es condenado y ya está en prisión, la ley dice que tienen derecho a un juicio o sentencia en un plazo de 90 días. Esto es importante para que no se queden esperando mucho tiempo sin que se resuelva su situación.

Es como cuando tienes que ir al médico y pides una cita. Si no te la dan pronto, te quedas preocupado por tu salud. Esta ley asegura que las personas no se queden esperando indefinidamente su tratamiento legal.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un delito menor y está en la cárcel desde hace dos meses. Si Juan le dice al fiscal que quiere que lo juzguen o sentencien, el fiscal debe asegurarse de que esto suceda dentro de los próximos 90 días, a menos que Juan acepte esperar más tiempo.

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 8. Dismissal of the Action for Want of Prosecution or Otherwise [1381 - 1388] ( Heading of Chapter 8 amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674. ) 1381. Whenever a defendant has been convicted, in any court of this state, of the commission of a felony or misdemeanor and has been sentenced to and has entered upon a term of imprisonment in a state prison or has been sentenced to and has entered upon a term of imprisonment in a county jail for a period of more than 90 days or has been committed to and placed in a county jail for more than 90 days as a condition of probation or has been committed to and placed in an institution subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Youth Authority or whenever any person has been committed to the custody of the Director of Corrections pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and has entered upon his or her term of commitment, and at the time of the entry upon the term of imprisonment or commitment there is pending, in any court of this state, any other indictment, information, complaint, or any criminal proceeding wherein the defendant remains to be sentenced, the district attorney of the county in which the matters are pending shall bring the defendant to trial or for sentencing within 90 days after the person shall have delivered to said district attorney written notice of the place of his or her imprisonment or commitment and his or her desire to be brought to trial or for sentencing unless a continuance beyond the 90 days is requested or consented to by the person, in open court, and the request or con