Juicio por infracciones de tráfico en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si te acusan de una infracción de tráfico, tu caso se verá sin jurado en la corte. Si no te presentas, el juicio sigue y te informan después del resultado.

Es como si te olvidaras de asistir a una reunión importante en el trabajo. Si no vas, tu jefe decide sin ti y luego te cuenta lo que decidió.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan recibe una multa por exceso de velocidad, pero olvida ir a la corte. La corte decide el caso sin él y luego le envían una carta explicando la decisión.

Penalidades

null

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 19.2-258.1 - Trial of traffic infractions; measure of proof; failure to appear. For any traffic infraction cases tried in a district court, the court shall hear and determine the case without the intervention of a jury. For any traffic infraction case appealed to a circuit court, the defendant shall have the right to trial by jury. The defendant shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. When a person charged with a traffic infraction fails to enter a written or court appearance, he shall be deemed to have waived court hearing and the case may be heard in his absence, after which he shall be notified of the court's finding; however, the court shall not issue a warrant for his failure to appear pursuant to § 46.2-938 . 1977, c. 585; 1978, c. 605; 1989, c. 705; 2001, c. 414 ; 2020, cc. 964 , 965 . Va. Code § 19.2-259 - On trial for felony, accused to be present; when court may enter plea for him, and trial go on. A person tried for felony shall be personally present during the trial. If when arraigned he will not plead or answer and does not confess his guilt the court shall have the plea of not guilty entered and the trial shall proceed as if the accused had put in that plea. But for the purposes of this section a motion for a continuance, whether made before or after arraignment, shall not be deemed to be part of the trial. Code 1950, § 19.1-240; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495. Article 4. Trial by Jury. Va. Code § 19.2-260 - Provisions of Title 8.01 apply except as provided in this article. Except as otherwise provided in this article, trial by jury in criminal cases shall be regulated as provided for in Chapter 11 (§ 8.01-336 et seq.) of Title 8.01. 1975, c. 495; 1977, c. 624.