Si alguien está en prisión en otro estado y sabe algo importante sobre un caso en Pensilvania, un juez puede pedir que esa persona venga a testificar. Así, su testimonio puede ayudar en el juicio o investigación.
Es como cuando necesitas un ingrediente especial para una receta, y le pides a un amigo en otra ciudad que te lo traiga. Si él está ocupado, un juez puede ayudar a que venga a ayudarte.
Imagina que Juan está en prisión en Nueva Jersey, pero sabe información clave sobre un robo que ocurrió en Filadelfia. Un juez en Pensilvania puede enviar un pedido oficial para que Juan sea traído y testifique sobre lo que sabe.
42 Pa.C.S. 5977 - Prisoner From Another State Summoned To Testify In This Commonwealth If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this Commonwealth, a judge of the court may certify: (1) that there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in the court; (2) that a person who is confined in a penal institution in the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation or action; and (3) that the presence of the person will be required during a specified time. The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined and a notice shall be given to the Attorney General of the state in which the prisoner is confined. Transfer of Functions.The powers and duties of the Attorney General and/or the Department of Justice contained in section 5977 were transferred to the Office of General Counsel by section 502 of the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, effective January 20, 1981. 42 Pa.C.S. 5978 - Compliance The court in this Commonwealth may enter an order directing compliance with the terms and conditions prescribed by the judge of the state in which the witness is confined. 42 Pa.C.S. 5979 - Exemption From Arrest And Service Of Process If a witness from another state comes into or passes through this Commonwealth under an order directing him to attend and testify in this or another state, he shall not, while in this Commonwealth pursuant to the order, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, because of any act committed prior to his
Un juez en Pensilvania debe certificar que el testigo tiene información importante para el caso y enviar esa solicitud a la corte del estado donde está el testigo.
No, si el testigo llega bajo una orden para testificar, no puede ser arrestado por delitos cometidos antes de su llegada.
Si el juez ordena su presencia, el testigo deberá cumplir con la orden, ya que es parte del proceso judicial.
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