Juicio por jurado para delitos menores en Colorado

Explicación Simple

Si cometes un delito menor, como una falta de tránsito, puedes pedir un juicio con un jurado. Tienes que hacerlo en un plazo de 21 días y pagar una tarifa de 25 dólares, a menos que el juez te exima de este pago.

Es como si tuvieras un grupo de amigos decidiendo si debes ser castigado por romper algo en la casa. Ellos escuchan lo que pasó y toman una decisión juntos.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan recibe una multa por estacionarse en un lugar prohibido. Decide que no está de acuerdo y dentro de 21 días pide un juicio con jurado, pagando la tarifa correspondiente. En el juicio, un grupo de personas escucha su caso y decide si realmente debe pagar la multa.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 16-10-109 – Trial by jury for petty offenses (1) For the purposes of this section, "petty offense" means any crime or offense classified as a petty offense or, if not so classified, which is punishable by imprisonment other than in a correctional facility for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both such imprisonment and fine, and includes any violation of a municipal ordinance or offense which was not considered a crime at common law; except that violation of a municipal traffic ordinance which does not constitute a criminal offense or any other municipal charter, municipal ordinance, or county ordinance offense which is neither criminal nor punishable by imprisonment under any counterpart state statute shall not constitute a petty offense. No child under the age of eighteen years shall be entitled to a trial by jury for a violation of a municipal ordinance or a county ordinance for which imprisonment in jail is not a possible penalty. Nothing in this subsection (1) shall prohibit a municipality or county from granting a right to trial by jury for ordinance violations. (2) A defendant charged with a petty offense shall be entitled to a jury trial if, within twenty-one days after entry of a plea, the defendant makes a request to the court for a jury trial, in writing, and tenders to the court a jury fee of twenty-five dollars unless the fee is waived by the judge because of the indigence of the defendant.