Reglas de evidencia en exámenes preliminares sobre sustancias controladas

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que en juicios preliminares se pueden usar ciertos informes sin que el autor esté presente. Esto ayuda a que el juez decida si hay razones para seguir con el caso sin complicaciones adicionales.

Es como cuando un profesor acepta un informe de laboratorio de un compañero sin que él tenga que presentarse, porque confía en que el informe está bien hecho.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que en una fiesta, Juan es acusado de tener drogas. La policía presenta un informe de un laboratorio que muestra que la sustancia era una droga controlada. Gracias a esta ley, el juez puede usar ese informe para decidir si hay suficientes pruebas para seguir el caso contra Juan sin que el químico que hizo el análisis tenga que venir a testificar.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 766.11b - Rules of evidence; exception; hearsay testimony; "controlled substance" defined Sec. 11b. (1) The rules of evidence apply at the preliminary examination except that the following are not excluded by the rule against hearsay and shall be admissible at the preliminary examination without requiring the testimony of the author of the report, keeper of the records, or any additional foundation or authentication: (a) A report of the results of properly performed drug analysis field testing to establish that the substance tested is a controlled substance. (b) A certified copy of any written or electronic order, judgment, decree, docket entry, register of actions, or other record of any court or governmental agency of this state. (c) A report other than a law enforcement report that is made or kept in the ordinary course of business. (d) Except for the police investigative report, a report prepared by a law enforcement officer or other public agency. Reports permitted under this subdivision include, but are not limited to, a report of the findings of a technician of the division of the department of state police concerned with forensic science, a laboratory report, a medical report, a report of an arson investigator, and an autopsy report. (2) The magistrate shall allow the prosecuting attorney or the defense to subpoena and call a witness from whom hearsay testimony was introduced under this section on a satisfactory showing to the magistrate that live testimony will be relevant to the magistrate's decision whether there is probable cause to believe that a felony has been committed and probable cause to believe that the defendant committed the felony. (3) As used in this section, "controlled substance" means that term as defined under section 7104 of the public