Derechos del acusado en casos de delitos menores y tráfico en Nueva York

Explicación Simple

Si te acusan de un delito menor, tienes derecho a decidir si quieres declarar o no. Además, si te acusan de acoso y es contra alguien de tu familia, esa información no se ocultará a la policía.

Es como cuando en un juego de mesa decides si quieres jugar o no; si no quieres, no te obligan a participar. Pero si decides jugar, las reglas se siguen y todos deben conocer las jugadas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es acusado de un delito menor por pelear en un bar. Antes de que se lleve a cabo el juicio, Juan tiene que dar su consentimiento si quiere que lo acusen formalmente. Si se prueba que la pelea fue contra su hermano, la policía tendrá acceso a su historial de esa pelea.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

constitutes a conviction thereof to the same extent as a verdict of guilty after trial; and (c) Where the accusatory instrument is a simplified traffic information, that the defendant has a right to have a supporting deposition filed, as provided in section 100.25; and (d) Where the accusatory instrument is a misdemeanor complaint, that the defendant may not be prosecuted thereon or required to enter a plea thereto unless he consents to the same, and that in the absence of such consent such misdemeanor complaint will for prosecution purposes have to be replaced and superseded by an information; and (e) Where an information, a simplified information, a prosecutor's information, a misdemeanor complaint, a felony complaint or an indictment charges harassment in the second degree, as defined in section 240.26 of the penal law, if there is a judgment of conviction for such offense and such offense is determined to have been committed against a member of the same family or household as the defendant, as defined in subdivision one of section 530.11 of this chapter, the record of such conviction shall be accessible for law enforcement purposes and not sealed, as specified in paragraph (a) and subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of section 160.55 of this title; and 5. In any case in which a defendant has appeared for arraignment in response to a summons or an appearance ticket, a printed statement upon such process of any court instruction required by the provisions