Liberación del acusado ante la falta de acusación formal

Explicación Simple

Si alguien está en la cárcel por un crimen, debe ser liberado si no hay una acusación en un tiempo determinado. Esto es para proteger a las personas de estar detenidas sin razón suficiente.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol se queda en la banca porque el entrenador no elige a los titulares. Si no se anuncia quién juega, el jugador no puede estar esperando indefinidamente.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue arrestado por un robo, pero después de dos meses aún no ha sido acusado formalmente. Según la ley, si no hay una acusación en ese tiempo, Juan debería ser liberado a menos que el juez determine que hay una razón válida para la demora.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

MCL 767.26 - Discharge of accused in absence of indictment Sec. 26. Any person held in prison on any charge of having committed a crime, shall be discharged if he be not indicted before the end of the second term of the court at which he is held to answer unless it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court that the witnesses on the part of the people have been enticed or kept away, or are detained and prevented from attending the court by sickness or some inevitable accident, and except in the case provided for in the next section. MCL 767.28 - Indictment; right of indictee to copy Sec. 28. Every person indicted for any offense, who shall have been arrested upon process issued upon such indictment or who shall have duly entered into recognizance to appear and answer to such indictment shall, on demand, be entitled to a copy of the indictment and of all endorsements thereon. MCL 767.29 - Discontinuance or abandonment of indictment Sec. 29. A prosecuting attorney shall not enter a nolle prosequi upon an indictment, or discontinue or abandon the indictment, without stating on the record the reasons for the discontinuance or abandonment and without the leave of the court having jurisdiction to try the offense charged, entered in its minutes. If a defendant is charged with a major controlled substance offense, in addition to the requirements of this section, the requirements of section 7415 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.7415 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall apply upon the prosecuting attorney's motion to dismiss the charge. MCL 767.30 - Warrant for arrest of indictee; issuance, persons Sec. 30. A warrant for the arrest of any person indicted may be issued by the court to which the indictment shall be prese