Reglas sobre la admisibilidad de pruebas en juicios penales

Explicación Simple

Si la policía encuentra pruebas por error, esas pruebas pueden seguir usándose en un juicio. Esto es porque a veces los oficiales pueden cometer errores de buena fe.

Es como cuando estás cocinando y accidentalmente pones un poco de sal de más. Aunque cometiste un error, eso no arruina toda la comida si el plato sigue siendo sabroso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es detenido por la policía y, durante la detención, encuentra drogas en su bolsillo. Si la policía pensó que tenía permiso para revisarlo, aunque no lo tenía, las drogas podrían ser admitidas como prueba en su juicio.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 16-3-308 – Evidence (1) Evidence which is otherwise admissible in a criminal proceeding shall not be suppressed by the trial court if the court determines that the evidence was seized by a peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101 , as a result of a good faith mistake or of a technical violation. (2) As used in subsection (1) of this section: (a) "Good faith mistake" means a reasonable judgmental error concerning the existence of facts or law which if true would be sufficient to constitute probable cause. (b) "Technical violation" means a reasonable good faith reliance upon a statute which is later ruled unconstitutional, a warrant which is later invalidated due to a good faith mistake, or a court precedent which is later overruled. (3) Evidence which is otherwise admissible in a criminal proceeding and which is obtained as a result of a confession voluntarily made in a noncustodial setting shall not be suppressed by the trial court. (4) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of Colorado that, when evidence is sought to be excluded from the trier of fact in a criminal proceeding because of the conduct of a peace officer leading to its discovery, it will be open to the proponent of the evidence to urge that the conduct in question was taken in a reasonable, good faith belief that it was proper, and in such instances the evidence so discovered should not be kept from the trier of fact if otherwise admissible.