Evidencia en Juicios por Manejo Impedido en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es arrestado por manejar borracho, el juez puede usar pruebas de alcohol en su sangre o aliento. También puede considerar si se negó a hacerse una prueba. Esto ayuda a decidir si la persona estaba realmente bajo la influencia.

Es como cuando un profesor revisa tus exámenes para ver si entendiste la materia. En este caso, el juez examina las pruebas para determinar si la persona estaba bajo la influencia del alcohol.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue detenido por la policía después de que un testigo lo vio manejar de manera extraña. En el juicio, se presentan pruebas que muestran que tenía alcohol en su aliento y que se negó a hacerse una prueba. El juez usará esta información para decidir si Juan estaba manejando bajo la influencia.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Upon the trial of any prosecution arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by any person arrested for violating section169A.20(driving while impaired) or169A.31(alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), the court may admit evidence of the presence or amount of alcohol in the person's blood, breath, or urine as shown by an analysis of those items. In addition, in a prosecution for a violation of section169A.20, the court may admit evidence of the presence or amount in the person's blood, breath, or urine, as shown by an analysis of those items, of: (1) a controlled substance or its metabolite; or (2) an intoxicating substance. For the purposes of section169A.20(driving while impaired), evidence that there was at the time an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more is relevant evidence in indicating whether or not the person was under the influence of alcohol. Evidence of the refusal to take a test is admissible into evidence in a prosecution under section169A.20(driving while impaired). The preceding provisions do not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon the question of whether the person violated section169A.20(driving while impaired) or169A.31(alcohol-related school bus or Head Start bus driving), including tests obtained more than two hours after the alleged violation and results obtained from partial tests on an infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument. A result from a partial test is the measurement obtained by analyzing one adequate breath sample, as described in section169A.51, subdivision 5, paragraph (b) (breath test using infrared or other approved breath-testing instrument). 2000 c 478 art 1 s 26;2003 c 96 s 2;2006 c 260 art 2 s 5;2018 c 195 art 3 s 5 Official Publication of the State of Min