Si alguien no quiere hablar en un juicio, puede ser enviado a la cárcel hasta que hable. Si el jurado ya no existe, puede hablar ante un juez para salir.
Es como cuando un niño no quiere decir quién rompió un juguete y, si no habla, los padres lo envían a su habitación hasta que confiese.
Imagina que Carlos fue llamado a testificar sobre un robo. Si decide no hablar, puede ser llevado a la cárcel. Si el jurado se disuelve, puede ir directamente a un juez para contar lo que sabe y así salir de la cárcel.
Si te niegas a testificar, puedes ser encarcelado hasta que cumplas con la orden de hablar.
to the county jail until such time as he purges himself of contempt by testifying as ordered without regard to the expiration of the grand jury; provided, however, that if the grand jury before which he was ordered to testify has been dissolved, he may then purge himself by testifying before the court. L.1968, c. 195, s. 1, eff. July 19, 1968. Amended by L.1973, c. 112, s. 1, eff. May 7, 1973. 2A:81-17.4. Attorney general's annual report on compelling evidence and granting immunity in criminal proceedings The Attorney General shall include in his annual report to the Governor and Legislature, made pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1970, c. 74 (C. 52:17B-111) a report on the application of this act. The report shall contain: a. The number of persons to whom immunity was granted or approved; b. The number of indictments dismissed as a result of the granting or approval of immunity and the nature of the charges included therein; c. The number of convictions obtained in cases in which a person or persons had immunity granted to them or approved; d. The number of persons adjudged in contempt for refusal to testify as a result of a grant or approval of immunity; e. The number of persons committed to jail as a result of an adjudication of contempt in subsection d. above; f. The number of persons who have purged themselves after being committed to jail; g. Such other information as the Attorney General deems appropriate. The Attorney General shall report on such aspects of the operation
Si no testificas cuando te lo ordenan, podrías ser considerado en desacato y enviado a la cárcel hasta que hables.
Tener inmunidad significa que no te pueden procesar por lo que digas al testificar, así que puedes hablar sin miedo a ser castigado.
Si el jurado se disuelve, puedes testificar ante un juez en lugar de ante el jurado para evitar la cárcel.
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