Costos y multas en juicios criminales cuando se cambia de jurisdicción

Explicación Simple

Si un caso criminal se traslada a otro condado para ser juzgado, el condado donde comenzó el caso paga todos los gastos. Si la persona es culpable y tiene que pagar una multa, ese dinero va al condado que originalmente manejó el caso.

Es como si un equipo de fútbol tuviera que jugar en otro estadio; el equipo local sigue cubriendo los costos del juego, aunque se juegue en otro lugar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan es acusado de un delito en el condado de A. Su juicio se traslada al condado de B. Todos los gastos del juicio los paga el condado de A. Si Juan es declarado culpable y tiene que pagar una multa, el dinero de esa multa se envía de vuelta al condado de A.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 17-21-90. Costs when venue is changed; disposition of fine. Whenever a criminal case is transferred from one county to another for trial all the costs and expenses of such trial shall be paid by the county in which the bill of indictment was found. The clerk of court of the county in which the bill of indictment was found, his deputy or some other person designated for the purpose by such clerk of court shall attend upon such trial to issue vouchers or warrants for such costs and expenses in like manner as if the case were tried in the county in which the bill of indictment was found and such costs and expenses shall be paid by the treasurer of such county as other court expenses of such county are paid. And in the event a verdict of guilty is returned against the defendant named in the bill of indictment and a fine is imposed as well as any other penalty and such fine be paid the proceeds of such fine shall be delivered to the clerk of court of the county having original jurisdiction by the clerk of court of the county in which the verdict was obtained. HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-556; 1952 Code SECTION 17-556; 1942 Code SECTION 1023; 1932 Code SECTION 1023; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5722; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4205; 1902 (22) 1087; 1930 (36) 1097; 1933 (38) 441.