Lugar de Juicio en Delitos Criminales en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Cuando alguien comete un delito, su juicio se lleva a cabo en el condado donde ocurrió el delito. Si la persona acusada quiere cambiar de lugar el juicio, solo puede hacerlo una vez, a menos que haya muchas noticias malas sobre el caso.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol cometiera una falta en un partido. El árbitro decide que el partido se juega en el estadio donde ocurrió la falta, pero si el equipo cree que el árbitro es injusto, solo puede pedir cambiar de estadio una vez.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es acusado de robo en una tienda en Minneapolis. Su juicio se llevará a cabo en el condado de Hennepin, donde ocurrió el robo. Si Juan siente que no puede tener un juicio justo debido a la cobertura mediática, puede pedir cambiar el juicio a otro condado, pero solo una vez.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Except as otherwise provided byrule 24of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, every criminal cause shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed. The defendant shall be entitled to one change of venue only except in cases involving potential prejudicial publicity in accordance with rule 25.02, subdivision 5, of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. "County where the offense was committed" means any county where any element of the offense was committed or any county where the property involved in an offense is or has been located or where the services involved in an offense were provided. (10701)RL s 5354;1979 c 233 s 26;1979 c 258 s 24 When the venue shall be changed to another county in a criminal case, the trial shall be conducted in all respects as if the indictment had been found in the county to which the venue is changed, and all the costs and expenses of the prosecution and trial of the case in such county to which the venue shall have been changed, including officers', witnesses', and jurors' fees, shall be paid by the county in which the offense was committed. (10702)RL s 5355 A criminal action arising out of an incident of alleged child abuse may be prosecuted either in the county where the alleged abuse occurred or the county where the child is found. 1977 c 212 s 1 A criminal action arising out of an incident of alleged criminal sexual conduct may be prosecuted either in the county where any element of the alleged sexual penetration or sexual contact was committed or the county where the complainant is found when the complainant was, at the time of the act: (1) mentally incapacitated, as defined in section609.341, subdivision 7; or (2) physically helpless, as defined in section609.341, subdivision 9, as the result of being asleep or not consci