Procedimientos para la comparecencia de testigos en juicios

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que no necesitas un documento extra para que un testigo que está en prisión venga a un juicio. Si un testigo no puede asistir, el juez decide si se puede seguir adelante o no.

Es como cuando organizas una reunión y uno de tus amigos te dice que no podrá asistir. Tú decides si puedes seguir con la reunión o si necesitas esperar a que llegue.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que en un juicio, Juan es acusado de un delito y su testigo, Pedro, está en la cárcel. El abogado de Juan pide al juez que llame a Pedro. El juez puede decidir si es necesario esperar a que Pedro esté presente o si pueden continuar sin él.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS O.C.G.A. § 17-7-192 does not require subpoena issued by clerk of court in addition to an order of the superior court commanding the presence of an inmate witness. Grant v. State, 212 Ga. App. 565 , 442 S.E.2d 899 (1994). Abuse of discretion in denial of motion. - Denial of a motion for continuance on the ground of an absent witness lies within the discretion of the trial court and unless manifestly abused, the denial thereof will not be disturbed. Wellons v. State, 144 Ga. App. 218 , 240 S.E.2d 768 (1977). Motion for continuance should state how attendance to be procured. - On the hearing of a motion for a continuance, based upon the absence of a material witness of the defense, when the court is authorized to find that the witness was beyond the jurisdiction of the court, that the witness's absence was not temporary, and that the court was powerless to force the witness to attend, although the movant states that the movant expected to have the witness present at the next term of the court, if possible, in these circumstances the motion should go further and state the means whereby the movant expects to procure the witness's attendance, as that the witness had promised to attend, or that the movant has some other ground for the movant's expectation. Wright v. State, 71 Ga. App. 346 , 30 S.E.2d 839 (1944). When continuance because of absence of defense witness unavailable.