Testimonio de testigos encarcelados por videoconferencia

Explicación Simple

Si un testigo está en la cárcel, puede hablar en un juicio usando una cámara y una pantalla. Esto ayuda a que su testimonio se escuche sin que tenga que estar físicamente en el tribunal.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol no pudiera estar en el campo, pero el entrenador lo conecta por video para que hable con el equipo durante el partido.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que en un juicio, Juan, que está en prisión, es un testigo importante. Su abogado pide al juez que Juan testifique por videoconferencia para que su voz se escuche, y el juez acepta porque ambos lados están de acuerdo.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000 - 10008] ( Part 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) TITLE 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS [2000 - 3105] ( Title 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) CHAPTER 3. Civil Rights of Prisoners [2600 - 2644] ( Heading of Chapter 3 amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1175. ) ARTICLE 2. Prisoners as Witnesses [2620 - 2626] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) 2624. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a court may, upon the submission of a written request by the party calling the witness, order an incarcerated witness to testify in legal proceedings via two-way electronic audiovisual communication. (b) As used in this section, “legal proceedings” includes preliminary hearings, civil trials, and criminal trials. (c) With reference to criminal trials only, the procedure described in this section shall only be used with the consent of both parties expressed in open court, and, in consultation with the defendant’s counsel, upon a waiver by the defendant of his or her right to compel the physical presence of the witness, pursuant to the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 15 of Article I of the California Constitution. This waiver may be rescinded by the defendant upon a showing of good cause. (d) No inducement shall be offered nor any penalty imposed in connection with a defendant’s consent to allow a witness to testify via closed-circuit television. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 122, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)