Complicidad en la Abandono de Procesos Penales

Explicación Simple

No puedes pedir o aceptar dinero o cosas a cambio de dejar que un juicio en tu contra se detenga. Hacer esto es ilegal y puede traerte problemas.

Es como si un amigo te dijera que le des tu videojuego favorito a cambio de que no le cuentes a nadie que rompió la ventana de tu casa. Eso no está bien, porque estás pidiendo algo a cambio de ignorar un problema.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está siendo acusado de un delito menor. Su vecino, Carlos, le ofrece 500 dólares para que Juan deje caer los cargos en su contra. Si Juan acepta el dinero, estaría cometiendo un delito más grave por aceptar un pago a cambio de abandonar el juicio.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Section 2921.21 Home Laws Ohio Constitution Ohio Revised Code Ohio Administrative Code About Contact Related Sites Go To Revised Code Number Go Revised Code Keywords The Legislative Service Commission staff updates the Revised Code on an ongoing basis, as it completes its act review of enacted legislation. Updates may be slower during some times of the year, depending on the volume of enacted legislation. Section 2921.21 | Compounding a crime. Ohio Revised Code / Title 29 Crimes-Procedure / Chapter 2921 Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration Effective: July 18, 1990 Latest Legislation: House Bill 347 - 118th General Assembly PDF: Download Authenticated PDF (A) No person shall knowingly demand, accept, or agree to accept anything of value in consideration of abandoning or agreeing to abandon a pending criminal prosecution. (B) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section when both of the following apply: (1) The pending prosecution involved is for a violation of section 2913.02 or 2913.11, division (B)(2) of section 2913.21, or section 2913.47 of the Revised Code, of which the actor under this section was the victim. (2) The thing of value demanded, accepted, or agreed to be accepted, in consideration of abandoning or agreeing to abandon the prosecution, did not exceed an amount that the actor reasonably believed due him as restitution for the loss caused him by the offense.